Very sneaky Tunze, Very sneaky

[Ti]

I got a stream 6000. Marine depot page says :

Tunze Turbelle Ã"šÃ‚® Stream 6000

* Output: 7000 l/h; 1850 gal/h
* Speed control: Yes
* Electronically controllable by all TUNZE Ã"šÃ‚® motor controls
* Pump wattage: 15 W
* Cable length: 5 m; 196"
* Dimensions: ø 98 x 118 mm; ø 3.9" x 4.6"
* Outlet diam.: ø 50 / 47 mm; ø 2" / 1.8"
Here I was thinking I was moving all this water with a measely 15W.
Until I looked at the back of my stream today.
15-45W.
I'm assuming 30% flow = 15W while 100% flow = 45W?
No wonder my circuit still trips once in a while, I thought I had lightened the load on that circuit with 15W, but all this time it was actually more.

 

[anthonyd]

No 45W is 12 000lph - remember this is the same drive unit as the 6100 so the wattage quoted is for the 6100 at max power!

 

[rvitko]

Yes, a 6000 at full power is 15W. If you use that motor as a 6100 then at full power it is 45W, nothing sneaky at all.

 

[rvitko]

FWIW, if you are so close that it trips the breaker, 15W vs 45W will make no difference, you are talking about 1/5amp vs 1/3amp and breakers are either 15A or 20A in a standard residential circuit.

 

[Ti]

I see, so if the 6000 is dialed at 30% am I still using 15W?

 

[rvitko]

No, probably 6W.

 

[jjmg]

Ti, you do understand that circuit breakers go by amperage, not watts. You should be counting the amount of amps on the circuit and not load it more than 80% of the load.

 

[anthonyd]

Ti, you do understand that circuit breakers go by amperage, not watts. You should be counting the amount of amps on the circuit and not load it more than 80% of the load.

But current and power are directly related. Remember P=VI. The equation is a little different for AC but not by that much!

So since V is set at 110V then P is directly proportional to I and yes you can use power to measure current!

 

[Ti]

Yes I know it's all about amperage draw, but as anthonyd pointed out, they are related.