HOT WATER Dumb question of the day.

[Papacorn]

There are NO dumb questions, there are, however, people that are dumb enough not to realize that.

[roydawn]

Thanks Marc & Dr Bob, started my research, so far looks like the Chronomite SR 15L is close to what I'm looking for. Only want it to take WARM showers with it when on the hook, no need for constant HOT water. Though at 1800 W & 15A it will max out the Honda 2000i, but I was planning on turning all other 110V appliances off when showering, so it should work. Heck it might "clean the carbon out" of the genny!! Still using the solar shower, but always looking to upgrade, Roy

[thataway]

I would be leery of the Honda running at 1800 watts output for any more than a few minutes. Some of the ham radio operators have mapped output vs time. They are able to get 2000 watts for a few minutes, 1800 to 1900 watts for up to 30 minutes (before the unit shuts down--my guess is that there is a thermal shut down circuit in the inverter section). 1600 watts all day long--on full power. Eco power does not work well with the higher loads.

If I was going to run 1800 watts full time, I would go with the Yamaha 2400 watt unit. The unit is rated at 2000W / 16.7A continuous--2400W / 20 amp peak. The unit does weigh 75#--a lot more than the Honda. The Yamaha is also more difficult to use a long run tank with.

I did find a 2.5 gallon flow thru heater which only uses 1500 watts:
Ariston 2.5-Gallon Electric Point-of-Use Water Heater at Lowes. That might be more practical...

[roydawn]

Dr. Bob, Thanks again for all the info. I was only going to run my Honda 2000 for the 4 minute 2 gallon quick shower, so the 1800W usage should work. But the Artiston GL 2.5 also looks good, 1500W, and it holds 2.75 gallons of hot water. These 2units are a lot better than the ones I found a few months ago when I started thinking about adding hot water. Roy