Dr. Hot Tub wrote:
I have always been under the impression from Balboa the ohm needs to be between 7-12 for it to be good.......... Your a bit high aren't you?
Heaters usually come in 1KW to 1.5 KW on 120v.
A 1 KW heater draws about 8.3 amps, and ohm's out around 14.5
A 1.5 KW heater draws about 12.5 AMPS, and ohms out about 9.6
A heater that OHMS out at only 7 Ohm's would draw over 17 AMPS, a 2KW 120v heater. There is no such animal in the US.
Generally, when a heater fails (no heat), it fails royally in the OHM dept. Sort of like a light bulb, it's either good, or it's bad...not much in between.
