This might be one of the realest UA-cam videos I've ever seen and I love it, I just started looking into these heater things and I really appreciate you taking the time to make such a good review of the product. Thank you very much.
Would you recommend this for a small building that has 3 sinks, 2 are in restrooms, and 1 sink is behind the Bar for rinsing glasses and maybe utensils? I just want to be able to use this with all three sinks working at once.
@@ericperry72 I'm afraid I can't recommend something like this for such a large volume of water unless you wanted to put one on each sink, and then again it depends on the input temperature of your water (from a well, municipal source, or large cistern). I ultimately went with a cheap Chinese propane on-demand water heater ($120 on Ebay at the time) for my place where I only use one tap at a time and it's barely enough. In the winter time (in upstate NY) the water is warm, not hot, I draw from an artesian well that gets as close to freezing as it can without actually freezing. The manufacturer 'claims' the heater I have puts out 36kw of heat (I have my doubts), the device in this video claims to put out 3kw of heat, but it's my understanding that it's illegal for consumer electronic devices to draw more than 15 amps from a standard outlet, at 110 volts 15 amps only makes 1.65kw. I don't know your position, but I would be very skeptical of these things except in the most desperate of circumstances. Peace brother.
Thank you for the honest review. I received one of these recently to use for an outside shower for my popup. The fact that you shared regarding the speed of the water flow affecting the temperature is extremely helpful.
Thank you, I am a recent widow and my husband (God rest his soul), was the "handy" man and I freaked out when the HUGE water heater was corroded and broke (obviously). I saw this online same as yours except mine is red. That is my favorite color. And I followed your steps and thank you God Bless you. I can take a shower and then make way for a plumber to come and finish up the new water heater I installed, but it leaks, due to a copper pipe with a slight hole. This will work! Thanks again
I appreciate your time and honesty in posting this. Thank you. So nice to see a real person explaining something that is easy to understand. You have helped me immensely. Thank you again 👏
Thank you for showing me the easiest way to hook mine up and finally take a warm shower.. first video past 2 days that I can actually do this. Love this!! Thanks again! 😊
Thank you for the best tutorial I've watched and the good laugh... Scorch ya ball hairs off 😂 I am going to hook mine up now and enjoy a hot shower in this winter storm we are having in Louisiana that we don't normally have 🥶🥶 i REALLY appreciate your walkthrough on this. Im a single mother of 3 and grandmother of 6 and cant afford to pay someone else to do any work that needs to be done. I've discovered i am a plumber, electrician, carpenter, mechanic, welder, landscaper, roofer, painter, logger for firewood and can set a form for concrete as good as anyone bad ass with a sledgehammer and a shovel funny i pipelined most of my life laying huge pipe and i was all stressed out over this tiny device 😂 i will definitely watch any more you ever did to do. Please notify ne and i will be sure give u my ADHD attention 😂 have a good one sweetie 😊
Thanks Anthony. I am about to install this heater into my RV system. The existing 6 gal water heater gives you just enough hot water to have a very efficient shower at a brisk pace with no time to kick back and enjoy. So my idea is to put this inline just before the existing heater as a supplemental source of heat. If I can preheat the water before it enters the propane fired heater it should, significantly increase the duration of useful hot water supply while also decreasing propane consumption. For practicality I can already anticipate having to limit the power consumption to about half the rated current draw of 32amps. It's going to have to be 15amps or less to be practical, and since this will only act as a booster in the system the decreased heating capacity should be acceptable and it won't be tripping breakers. If I can achieve this goal, I think it will be a great way to affordably boost an RV hot water system from utility purpose to comfortability! I am willing to go pretty deep to make this work, even if I have to open it up and replace the micro controller with an Arduino type MC and write entirely new code for the device. But let's hope for simplicity and minimal modification. Stay tuned, I will post the results in detail...
Great , i was looking for a review like this, i pretend to use it for a mini concession trailer sink, wich is perfect i believe, thanks man, ill go ahead and buy it, wish all the videos were like this......no fancy intros nor music and straight to the point like the old days , good job buddy 👍
THANKS SO MUCH! My water heater blew 2 weeks ago & short of buying a new one (STICKER SHOCK!) but considering I am currently n the process of gutting & renovating a 116 year old Money Pit isn't a good decision at this moment so I didn't no what to do til I found the mini one but I could find no review videos & didn't no if I could install it myself without an electrician so I've been hesitant about buying them as I need 3 but thanks to you I am now confident that I will have hot water 2day!
Gas is a better option than electric. If your house is small a tankless water heater is fine but if you run a lot of water I would stick with gas because your electric bill will be higher
Thank you for this review. It's just what I needed to hear with all the details I was wondering about. I don't care about the quality of the video if it give me all the info you were looking for.
Thanks. Your videos the only one I could find that actually featured the water heater I have. Thanks for the info I was a little concerned about whether or not I should even plug the damn thing in but I'm glad I found your video
The main reason this unit sets off the fuse is the amps. The unit pulls a 25 amp. It is suggested to check your wire type being used as 10 gauge wire is needed. The fuse should be a 25-30 amp. If you have this its less likely to be set off. The load is causing the fuse to set off. Good video over all.
What’s odd is the 125V 15A plug and 2.5mm^2 wire which isn’t even rated to AWG 12!🤣 Hopefully no one runs this for very long or worse… just “sizes up the breaker”😱 I’m wondering if they used the wrong voltage (should be 250V single phase🤷♂️)
Excellent video amen. I work in electrical and you'll need orange 30(10 awg/guage) amp wiring(yellow 20 amp wire may survive) but if the breaker is 30 then everything else should be rated for 30 amps if possible for that unit and a 30 amp breaker and maybe bump up the receptacle at minimum to 20 amp. The receptacle will still be the weakest link but since the heater is made with a 110/120 volt plug it should fix the breaker tripping issue. But make sure your service wire being 100amps or 200 amps that you don't overload the entire breaker box load etc. I may buy one like yours as well for my RV. Thanks for sharing amen!
Man now I'm more confused. 😁I want to install this in my semi truck. It has 4 batteries. Do I need a breaker box before installing this heater? And I also want to install a small 12V water pump. I don't want to destroy anything electric.
@@jamesrougeau Ok thanks, and I have four 900 amp batteries but they are not directly connected to each other, unless I attach an attachment to connect them all. So right now if I were to connect something to a battery, it would only get power from one battery, not all four. Hope that helps. I'm electric illetrate. 😁 That is why when I run the microwave in my truck, I start the truck to keep the battery from draining.
LMAO "THE HAIRS OFF YOUR BALLS, THIS ISNT THE DEVICE FOR YOU" LOL BEST PART OF ALL. THANK YOU MY GUY!! BEST REVIEW AND VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND WITH PROFESSIONAL DETAILS.
Thank you so much for doing this video. I'm without hot water do to the winter storm. I have a busted pipe in my crawl space in the hot water line that I can't get to fix at the moment. I will install a temporary electric in the cold line.
Clever idea of how to demonstrate but I'd like to add some reasons I'm returning mine I just bought. First the specs shown in seller's sites was lacking expected operation description like does it have and try to maintain a temperature setpoint up to a max flow? And what is the temp vs flow curve so you can see if it would would work for one''s intended use. Anthony could have given us an idea of this though by flowing different rates and measuring temperature reached. and as far as the circuit tripping problems, 3000 watts is a lot to do on a standard outlet circuit since most are 15 or 20 max. thats why electric heaters are usually 1500 watts. And to change an existing ouitlet to 30amps you could change the associated breaker but existing wire is likely 14 or 12 guage max and 30amps requires 10guage. But I went ahead and bought one hoping i could make work. I found that the info it came with was also lacking but it showed that there are 4 diffferent models for 2 different wattages and 2 are for 220v which would be the best choice if one had that available, which I do but table doesn't show model number and I can't find any other model searching anyway.
VERY IMPORTANT! I feel the need to reiterate some comments already made about this unit but this unit is rated for 3000 Watts @ 120 VAC. A derivation of the power formula is Watts/Voltage = Amperage (3000watts/120Volts = 25amps). This means that the unit is rated to draw ***25 amps***. The issue is that the plug and wire that it comes with is 14 gauge wire and only rated for about 15 amps (generally speaking). This unit is a problem waiting to happen if your breaker doesn't trip first. Bonus Information: I've measured the current draw on this unit and it was closer to 30amps at full load (about 3500 watts).
I've often found this similar issue in products from outside the U.S. I paid an extra $15 to replace and wire thicker gauge plugs in them from the local hardware store. Worth it for safety. Always add at least another $20 on these things for replacement parts.. But still cheap and minimal effort.
@@Freshbrood The wire from the fuse box to the outlet is probably too small for this current. The wire from the machine to the outlet is the least of the problem. There is a good chance the outlet is only rated for 15 or 20 amps. And if the screw connecting the wire to the outlet is not tight Possible sparking and a lot of heat generated. I have seen two cases of this. One case the fire dept. was called. The other the smell gave it away.
I just paid 220$ for a 2400 watt. 120v That's 20 amps continuous. I grabbed some#10 S O cord from work and a 30 amp camper plug from Homme Depot. A 50 to 30 adapter from Wally world. Going to run my camper off the 50 and my little water heater off the 30
Just had my first no no leak shower from installing mine at the shower. Very very nice. Been taking cold shower now 8 months and being January finally no longer have to pretend to love cold showers. They are exhilarating but you can get cleaner and fresher in warm water. I used a big braud shower head and did all the plumbing external to the shower but starting at the shower head and back to the detachable hand held showerhead. When you turn it on with low pressure it's nice and warm and its warm enough to enjoy. If you want a full blast how shower you need a larger unit will likely be 240v which might complicate your immediate installation. But I'm super happy as is my wife. But remember if you need full force and really hot water you need another more powerful model but otherwise thusvus perfectly comfortable and very economical. Both in being 1/3 or 1/4 price of a standard heater but also in economy of electricity and water. However I needed liquid teflon and needed an expensive crimp/pinch clamp pliers to keep the leaks away. So basically I built it once with leaks and a second time perfect. The trick was the right tool. The flexible 1/2 inch pvd was a nice trick. Home depot had more of what I needed over lowes but one lowes had the $15.00 ineffective pliers and I missed buying and later lowes had the $65.00 pliers.
Thanks for the inspiration, Anthony! I had that thing in the house where I moved in over 6 months ago that didn't seem to work. The green light was on when plugged in, so power was fine, but no hot water coming out of it. The landlord, when asked, was clueless. A few minutes into your video, when you mentioned that the heater needed to be installed vertically, I had the thought that the two hoses might had been connected reversely and that the water not flowing in the right direction could be the problem. Two minutes later, the light turned red for the first time and I had hot water coming out of that thing. 🤓 Not sure how your video ends but it has been of great help for me to solve that little mystery. Thanks! :-)
Had gas turned off because of leak and contractor is dragging their feet. Been looking into these for time being/emergency. Thanks for review. I'ma get it, like you said I go through 50 bucks easy at the bar.
Sounds like what I need..I have a shop built behind my house ..just has a half bath...no shower just commode and vanity sink. would be able to wash my coffee pot and dishes. Best hook up to a stronger power station..or hook 12 volt battery..to make it stronger...that should stop throwing your breaker be able to turn it on full shower..you make sure you unplug when you are through with it....thanks for sharing🙂
Thanks for the review I ! I just bought one similar and have been looking for videos to reference installation ! My first time ever working with water heaters. Of any kind just learning as. I go had cold water last 4 months and am sick of not being able to shower in the comfort of my own home . Hoping my results are the same as yours! This video gave me the confidence to finally test it out !
Is that to prevent the water from returning to the cold water hose? Do these heater need pressured water or can it pull water from a tank installed below the heater?
3000 Watts from one outlet? You'd need to plug it into an electric dryer supply outlet using the right adapter or a generator and HOPE it's internal wiring can handle that power. SO MANY people don't even think about the math regarding electrical draw. They let power bars lay flat on the floor face up (collecting flammable dust), try to use 10 Amp 100 foot long Walmart extension cords to power electric chain saws and log splitters, etc...
Thank you you did a fantastic job thank you so much because I need that our water heater went out years ago my husband’s not attempting to get it fixed so I need something and this will be perfect for me thank you so well thank you
I got the same one from eBay slightly different style. But exactly the same, and it also trips my breaker. I'm guessing it's too much power? Work fine for 10min after that, it trips.
I have the same installed under my bathroom sink. It was working fine initially for at least a month. But latter it start tipping the bathroom circuit breaker after a few run. Not sure whats wrong with it but it dont work continuously without triping.
I installed this unit three years ago and it has worked well to supply instant warm water for my wife's hands wiout waiting for the main hot water heater to supply it from across the house. It is not working: there is power to the unit but no green/red light. I have looked but cannot find a reset button. Is it time to throw it away of do you know of a common/easy fix?
I thinking of getting one from walmart. A pipe broke under house its too much money. Its winter need hot water. My question is when we dont use it we unplug it. And if so will it break unplugging it after every use. Or do we leave it plugged in.
You look like my fav cousin so I knew you'd give it straight. TY! To anyone reading this what happens when it trips circuit breaker. Does this mean showering in the dark each time?
I installed this heater on the cold water supply to my whirlpool bath tub to lessen the amount of hot water needed from my tank style hot water heater. Worked great for a month or so filling tub maybe 6 times. Now heater powers on when faucet is turned on, can hear a relay or similar click and LED turns red but water temp does not change. Heater element is probably burnt out already. This is a very cheap heater, i do not recommend. Also I have mine hard plumbed into cold water supply not temp hose screwed to it. My only hope now is that it doesn't develop an internal leak or I will have to remove it totally and pitch it
Nicely done video just a couple of quick questions. I would like to use mine in the shower as well. It takes about two minutes for the water to get hot because my shower is a long way from my water heater. So my plan is to hook the cold water inlet to my hot water, line and the hot water outlet to my showerhead there by eliminating the wait time what do you think. However, after listening to the very end of your video, I think I need one with a little more kick like 5 to 8000 W. Which is about as high as I can go with 120 V hook up.
I use one of these for my parts washer out in the shop...works great, only problem is that it doesn't regulate the temperature whatsoever, ie. the hotter the water gets in the tank the hotter the water that gets put out...not a big deal until it starts to reach about 140f. I ended up putting a motor speed controller on it and it works amazing now.
I just received this mini tankless water heater today for the purpose of a small sink, but what baffles me is that for 3000w 110v, why is the wire 14 gauge with nema 5-15 plug? 14 gauge can only support up to 1800w, not 3000w unless it's 240v. So, maybe I should try hooking this up with a 240v circuit to see what will happen? Would it use 3000w, but half the amp, or would it use 6000w? 240v would be the only thing that makes sense giving this weird configuration.
Thank you for this video. I was just looking at the mini tank on Amazon! Do you need to run cold water first before you plug it in every time you want to have hot water?
Do you have to go through those steps every single time you use the shower? Or is that just the steps to initially set it up? Because I’d hate to have to run cold water first every time I use it or unplug it after every use
Did they ground the outlet? So that an RCD can trip if the water goes live.. I'd get a plug in RCD, (and very carefully) make the water live for a moment (stay well away from the water flow, use a wooden rod, and have someone ready to disconnect it incase shit goes wrong) to make sure it is grounded. If not, then I wouldn't use it.
This may be an option in my new to me both 1983 Carver Monterey 26 instead of a big bulky heater this might just be the ticket and more storage thanks for the video buddy
Thank you for this video do you think this would work being connected directly to an outdoor hose? Just to be able to get lukewarm water? I want to connect something like this so that when I wash my dogs outside I can have water that isn't freezing in the winter time. Really appreciate the video!
It will trip your electric, that will be a 3kw to 5.5 kw heater which is 3000 or 5500 watts which will need it's own separate trip switch and 2.5mm cable to the appliance
This video is just a review not an installation video. There are instructions and hardware that come with the unit. It's an electric hot water heater so that black wire is the electrical connection also known as the plug that you would plug into an electrical outlet. As far as mounting the unit there are 2 holes top and bottom so 2 screws would be needed and they did come with the unit.
It's refreshing to have an unsponsored unbiased old school style you tube video review. Thank you.
This might be one of the realest UA-cam videos I've ever seen and I love it, I just started looking into these heater things and I really appreciate you taking the time to make such a good review of the product. Thank you very much.
Would you recommend this for a small building that has 3 sinks, 2 are in restrooms, and 1 sink is behind the Bar for rinsing glasses and maybe utensils? I just want to be able to use this with all three sinks working at once.
@@ericperry72 I'm afraid I can't recommend something like this for such a large volume of water unless you wanted to put one on each sink, and then again it depends on the input temperature of your water (from a well, municipal source, or large cistern). I ultimately went with a cheap Chinese propane on-demand water heater ($120 on Ebay at the time) for my place where I only use one tap at a time and it's barely enough. In the winter time (in upstate NY) the water is warm, not hot, I draw from an artesian well that gets as close to freezing as it can without actually freezing. The manufacturer 'claims' the heater I have puts out 36kw of heat (I have my doubts), the device in this video claims to put out 3kw of heat, but it's my understanding that it's illegal for consumer electronic devices to draw more than 15 amps from a standard outlet, at 110 volts 15 amps only makes 1.65kw. I don't know your position, but I would be very skeptical of these things except in the most desperate of circumstances. Peace brother.
Thank you for the honest review. I received one of these recently to use for an outside shower for my popup. The fact that you shared regarding the speed of the water flow affecting the temperature is extremely helpful.
THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST REVIEW ON UA-cam.
Thank you, I am a recent widow and my husband (God rest his soul), was the "handy" man and I freaked out when the HUGE water heater was corroded and broke (obviously). I saw this online same as yours except mine is red. That is my favorite color. And I followed your steps and thank you God Bless you. I can take a shower and then make way for a plumber to come and finish up the new water heater I installed, but it leaks, due to a copper pipe with a slight hole. This will work! Thanks again
I appreciate your time and honesty in posting this. Thank you. So nice to see a real person explaining something that is easy to understand. You have helped me immensely. Thank you again 👏
I like that you made this video cause the only review you found was a slide show with techno music lol. We have all been there and appreciate you.
Thank you for showing me the easiest way to hook mine up and finally take a warm shower.. first video past 2 days that I can actually do this. Love this!! Thanks again! 😊
Thank you for the best tutorial I've watched and the good laugh... Scorch ya ball hairs off 😂 I am going to hook mine up now and enjoy a hot shower in this winter storm we are having in Louisiana that we don't normally have 🥶🥶 i REALLY appreciate your walkthrough on this. Im a single mother of 3 and grandmother of 6 and cant afford to pay someone else to do any work that needs to be done. I've discovered i am a plumber, electrician, carpenter, mechanic, welder, landscaper, roofer, painter, logger for firewood and can set a form for concrete as good as anyone bad ass with a sledgehammer and a shovel funny i pipelined most of my life laying huge pipe and i was all stressed out over this tiny device 😂 i will definitely watch any more you ever did to do. Please notify ne and i will be sure give u my ADHD attention 😂 have a good one sweetie 😊
Thanks so much. I've searched for water heaters and by far this is the most honest,best review
Thanks Anthony. I am about to install this heater into my RV system. The existing 6 gal water heater gives you just enough hot water to have a very efficient shower at a brisk pace with no time to kick back and enjoy. So my idea is to put this inline just before the existing heater as a supplemental source of heat. If I can preheat the water before it enters the propane fired heater it should, significantly increase the duration of useful hot water supply while also decreasing propane consumption. For practicality I can already anticipate having to limit the power consumption to about half the rated current draw of 32amps. It's going to have to be 15amps or less to be practical, and since this will only act as a booster in the system the decreased heating capacity should be acceptable and it won't be tripping breakers. If I can achieve this goal, I think it will be a great way to affordably boost an RV hot water system from utility purpose to comfortability! I am willing to go pretty deep to make this work, even if I have to open it up and replace the micro controller with an Arduino type MC and write entirely new code for the device. But let's hope for simplicity and minimal modification. Stay tuned, I will post the results in detail...
Great , i was looking for a review like this, i pretend to use it for a mini concession trailer sink, wich is perfect i believe, thanks man, ill go ahead and buy it, wish all the videos were like this......no fancy intros nor music and straight to the point like the old days , good job buddy 👍
THANKS SO MUCH! My water heater blew 2 weeks ago & short of buying a new one (STICKER SHOCK!) but considering I am currently n the process of gutting & renovating a 116 year old Money Pit isn't a good decision at this moment so I didn't no what to do til I found the mini one but I could find no review videos & didn't no if I could install it myself without an electrician so I've been hesitant about buying them as I need 3 but thanks to you I am now confident that I will have hot water 2day!
Thank you so much for this! My gas water heater recently stopped working, really needed an electric solution.
Gas is a better option than electric. If your house is small a tankless water heater is fine but if you run a lot of water I would stick with gas because your electric bill will be higher
Thank you for this review. It's just what I needed to hear with all the details I was wondering about.
I don't care about the quality of the video if it give me all the info you were looking for.
The slower the gallons per minute, the higher the temperature rise.Good job on the video,I found it unbiased,un sponsored and truthful thx.
Thanks! You helped me figure out a problem that i had been breaking my brain about....the simple explanation was good keep up the good work!
Say my friend you did a good job keep up the good work you're the best thank you for showing me how to do it may God bless you my friend
Thanks. Your videos the only one I could find that actually featured the water heater I have. Thanks for the info I was a little concerned about whether or not I should even plug the damn thing in but I'm glad I found your video
sir, does this provide water for a person to shower??
The main reason this unit sets off the fuse is the amps. The unit pulls a 25 amp. It is suggested to check your wire type being used as 10 gauge wire is needed.
The fuse should be a 25-30 amp. If you have this its less likely to be set off. The load is causing the fuse to set off.
Good video over all.
Thanks for the advice. I’m getting 10/3 Romex and a 30 amp fuse for a dedicated line.
UK breakers are 16a and 32a standard, a USA equivalent would be 30 on a 10 gauge supply@robertlee4139
What’s odd is the 125V 15A plug and 2.5mm^2 wire which isn’t even rated to AWG 12!🤣
Hopefully no one runs this for very long or worse… just “sizes up the breaker”😱
I’m wondering if they used the wrong voltage (should be 250V single phase🤷♂️)
Excellent video amen.
I work in electrical and you'll need orange 30(10 awg/guage) amp wiring(yellow 20 amp wire may survive) but if the breaker is 30 then everything else should be rated for 30 amps if possible for that unit and a 30 amp breaker and maybe bump up the receptacle at minimum to 20 amp. The receptacle will still be the weakest link but since the heater is made with a 110/120 volt plug it should fix the breaker tripping issue. But make sure your service wire being 100amps or 200 amps that you don't overload the entire breaker box load etc.
I may buy one like yours as well for my RV. Thanks for sharing amen!
Man now I'm more confused. 😁I want to install this in my semi truck. It has 4 batteries. Do I need a breaker box before installing this heater? And I also want to install a small 12V water pump. I don't want to destroy anything electric.
@@singhmaster4 Hey,
It's been quite a while since I've watched this video. Let me watch it again and I'll get back with you and see...
@@jamesrougeau Ok thanks, and I have four 900 amp batteries but they are not directly connected to each other, unless I attach an attachment to connect them all.
So right now if I were to connect something to a battery, it would only get power from one battery, not all four. Hope that helps. I'm electric illetrate. 😁
That is why when I run the microwave in my truck, I start the truck to keep the battery from draining.
@@singhmaster4 That is definitely good to know! I'll do some math and reply!
@@singhmaster4 buy deep cycle battery. to run electric stuff. to save gas/diesel
and no it dont look like running this on battery is a good ideal.
Thank you finally found someone who tells a real video of how this works
Thank you for taking the time to make The video.. I will be buying a tank soon And it's good to get reviews reviews on different units
LMAO "THE HAIRS OFF YOUR BALLS, THIS ISNT THE DEVICE FOR YOU" LOL BEST PART OF ALL. THANK YOU MY GUY!! BEST REVIEW AND VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND WITH PROFESSIONAL DETAILS.
Thank you so much for doing this video. I'm without hot water do to the winter storm. I have a busted pipe in my crawl space in the hot water line that I can't get to fix at the moment. I will install a temporary electric in the cold line.
Good man, i could not find any videos on china water heaters so very helpful Anthony thank you. Steve from the U.K.
Clever idea of how to demonstrate but I'd like to add some reasons I'm returning mine I just bought.
First the specs shown in seller's sites was lacking expected operation description like does it have and try to maintain a temperature setpoint up to a max flow? And what is the temp vs flow curve so you can see if it would would work for one''s intended use. Anthony could have given us an idea of this though by flowing different rates and measuring temperature reached. and as far as the circuit tripping problems, 3000 watts is a lot to do on a standard outlet circuit since most are 15 or 20 max. thats why electric heaters are usually 1500 watts. And to change an existing ouitlet to 30amps you could change the associated breaker but existing wire is likely 14 or 12 guage max and 30amps requires 10guage. But I went ahead and bought one hoping i could make work. I found that the info it came with was also lacking but it showed that there are 4 diffferent models for 2 different wattages and 2 are for 220v which would be the best choice if one had that available, which I do but table doesn't show model number and I can't find any other model searching anyway.
VERY IMPORTANT! I feel the need to reiterate some comments already made about this unit but this unit is rated for 3000 Watts @ 120 VAC. A derivation of the power formula is Watts/Voltage = Amperage (3000watts/120Volts = 25amps). This means that the unit is rated to draw ***25 amps***. The issue is that the plug and wire that it comes with is 14 gauge wire and only rated for about 15 amps (generally speaking). This unit is a problem waiting to happen if your breaker doesn't trip first.
Bonus Information: I've measured the current draw on this unit and it was closer to 30amps at full load (about 3500 watts).
I've often found this similar issue in products from outside the U.S. I paid an extra $15 to replace and wire thicker gauge plugs in them from the local hardware store. Worth it for safety. Always add at least another $20 on these things for replacement parts.. But still cheap and minimal effort.
3k watts from a standard residential 120V outlet? That's insane!
@@Freshbrood The wire from the fuse box to the outlet is probably too small for this current. The wire from the machine to the outlet is the least of the problem. There is a good chance the outlet is only rated for 15 or 20 amps. And if the screw connecting the wire to the outlet is not tight Possible sparking and a lot of heat generated. I have seen two cases of this. One case the fire dept. was called. The other the smell gave it away.
Thanks. Good to know.
I just paid 220$ for a 2400 watt. 120v
That's 20 amps continuous.
I grabbed some#10 S O cord from work and a 30 amp camper plug from Homme Depot. A 50 to 30 adapter from Wally world. Going to run my camper off the 50 and my little water heater off the 30
Thank you for the review. I'm looking to buy one for camping. To do dishes and stuff nothing major and I think this is what I need.
Thanks for doing your best to show us how this works!
I appreciate the effort!
thanks I was on the fence about getting one for my bathroom sink and now I'm buying it online as soon as I'm done commenting here.
Thankyou muchly. I've been wondering how these things work and if they work well or not. This seems to be one of if not the only video on the topic.
great video, finally a video that connects the unit straight from the shower outlet/head. thanks
Just had my first no no leak shower from installing mine at the shower. Very very nice. Been taking cold shower now 8 months and being January finally no longer have to pretend to love cold showers. They are exhilarating but you can get cleaner and fresher in warm water. I used a big braud shower head and did all the plumbing external to the shower but starting at the shower head and back to the detachable hand held showerhead. When you turn it on with low pressure it's nice and warm and its warm enough to enjoy. If you want a full blast how shower you need a larger unit will likely be 240v which might complicate your immediate installation. But I'm super happy as is my wife. But remember if you need full force and really hot water you need another more powerful model but otherwise thusvus perfectly comfortable and very economical. Both in being 1/3 or 1/4 price of a standard heater but also in economy of electricity and water. However I needed liquid teflon and needed an expensive crimp/pinch clamp pliers to keep the leaks away. So basically I built it once with leaks and a second time perfect. The trick was the right tool. The flexible 1/2 inch pvd was a nice trick. Home depot had more of what I needed over lowes but one lowes had the $15.00 ineffective pliers and I missed buying and later lowes had the $65.00 pliers.
Great video mate , just got one today to fit in my car garage to wash my hands sounds like it will do great job
Thanks for the inspiration, Anthony! I had that thing in the house where I moved in over 6 months ago that didn't seem to work. The green light was on when plugged in, so power was fine, but no hot water coming out of it. The landlord, when asked, was clueless. A few minutes into your video, when you mentioned that the heater needed to be installed vertically, I had the thought that the two hoses might had been connected reversely and that the water not flowing in the right direction could be the problem. Two minutes later, the light turned red for the first time and I had hot water coming out of that thing. 🤓 Not sure how your video ends but it has been of great help for me to solve that little mystery. Thanks! :-)
Had gas turned off because of leak and contractor is dragging their feet. Been looking into these for time being/emergency. Thanks for review. I'ma get it, like you said I go through 50 bucks easy at the bar.
I appreciate this unsponsored video, thank you. I found they also have a 3400W version available, now.
how many watts is the one in the video
Sounds like what I need..I have a shop built behind my house ..just has a half bath...no shower just commode and vanity sink. would be able to wash my coffee pot and dishes. Best hook up to a stronger power station..or hook 12 volt battery..to make it stronger...that should stop throwing your breaker be able to turn it on full shower..you make sure you unplug when you are through with it....thanks for sharing🙂
I actually don’t even like lots of water pressure when I shower 😊Thanks for the review!
Thanks for the review I ! I just bought one similar and have been looking for videos to reference installation ! My first time ever working with water heaters. Of any kind just learning as. I go had cold water last 4 months and am sick of not being able to shower in the comfort of my own home . Hoping my results are the same as yours! This video gave me the confidence to finally test it out !
How did it work out for you? Hopefully it didn't trip your circuits
This is not at all a way to heat your hot water this is for a like temporary thing. Get a plumber to get a real set up for you
I love the old school videos
Hey Anthony TY for the info!!
Question what if the light never turns green??
Not a bad video at all. Very helpful demo. Thanks!
My advice if your going to install this is to use a check valve to keep water in the heater
Is that to prevent the water from returning to the cold water hose? Do these heater need pressured water or can it pull water from a tank installed below the heater?
3000 Watts from one outlet? You'd need to plug it into an electric dryer supply outlet using the right adapter or a generator and HOPE it's internal wiring can handle that power. SO MANY people don't even think about the math regarding electrical draw. They let power bars lay flat on the floor face up (collecting flammable dust), try to use 10 Amp 100 foot long Walmart extension cords to power electric chain saws and log splitters, etc...
Thank you I was looking into rhese and it is very hard to find a review. great review and the video was not bad. Again thank you.
9:44 if it don’t that’s the heater for me , thank you for the video.
Hey Anthony, thanks for the review. I didn't have to hook up to test due to you putting this short video together. Keep up the good work
So nice to see a real not hyped up with bs video! ❤
With the way things are going with fuel costs this is the way forward, the future, good post me one mate
Thank you I was gonna buy it but there was no review now I can see what it dose
Good job! Ive seen the bad with someone helping lol
Thanks for the info😇😁😇
Ty so much for your review,very helpful. Fyi temu has mini hwt for 50 w monitor and remote same hook up. They are so sweet. Again ty.
Thank u for sharing that video bc I had in plan to get one for my DIY camper
Thank you you did a fantastic job thank you so much because I need that our water heater went out years ago my husband’s not attempting to get it fixed so I need something and this will be perfect for me thank you so well thank you
I got the same one from eBay slightly different style. But exactly the same, and it also trips my breaker. I'm guessing it's too much power? Work fine for 10min after that, it trips.
Thanks for sharing. Can I use this with my garden hose when washing my dog in the yard?
I have the same installed under my bathroom sink. It was working fine initially for at least a month. But latter it start tipping the bathroom circuit breaker after a few run. Not sure whats wrong with it but it dont work continuously without triping.
Thanks for the Video, you did good, explained everything i needed. Keep up the good work
Just bought one going to use it for off grid camping
I'm looking to purchase one of these, could you tell me how it's performing
I installed this unit three years ago and it has worked well to supply instant warm water for my wife's hands wiout waiting for the main hot water heater to supply it from across the house. It is not working: there is power to the unit but no green/red light. I have looked but cannot find a reset button. Is it time to throw it away of do you know of a common/easy fix?
I thinking of getting one from walmart. A pipe broke under house its too much money. Its winter need hot water. My question is when we dont use it we unplug it. And if so will it break unplugging it after every use. Or do we leave it plugged in.
Good info...thank you i just got my after view your video rhank you again...
Nice video. Thanks for posting, very helpful.
You look like my fav cousin so I knew you'd give it straight. TY! To anyone reading this what happens when it trips circuit breaker. Does this mean showering in the dark each time?
I installed this heater on the cold water supply to my whirlpool bath tub to lessen the amount of hot water needed from my tank style hot water heater. Worked great for a month or so filling tub maybe 6 times. Now heater powers on when faucet is turned on, can hear a relay or similar click and LED turns red but water temp does not change. Heater element is probably burnt out already. This is a very cheap heater, i do not recommend. Also I have mine hard plumbed into cold water supply not temp hose screwed to it. My only hope now is that it doesn't develop an internal leak or I will have to remove it totally and pitch it
Nicely done video just a couple of quick questions. I would like to use mine in the shower as well. It takes about two minutes for the water to get hot because my shower is a long way from my water heater. So my plan is to hook the cold water inlet to my hot water, line and the hot water outlet to my showerhead there by eliminating the wait time what do you think. However, after listening to the very end of your video, I think I need one with a little more kick like 5 to 8000 W. Which is about as high as I can go with 120 V hook up.
You said it trips your breaker how many amps is the breaker
Thank you I am looking for something for my daughter's pedicure chair. This would be perfect. Thank you!
Good stuff Anthony!
What’s the flow rate can’t find that very important fact anywhere
Does it sense the warm/hot water as intake and bypass the heating element if not needed?
You can use clothes washer hose or water heater hose at any hardware store for a couple dollars
Hi
Thank you for the review!
What do think about using a garden sprayer
For the h20 supply?
Good job bro. I wish you well
Great Video. Thanks for posting.🤜🤛
Thank you for your video very helpful
Great job and thanks this is exactly what I needed
If it trips your breaker how can u keep using it??
So if I put a ball valve at the cold intake with is barley open it will get hotter I'm gonna try it will let you know 👍
I use one of these for my parts washer out in the shop...works great, only problem is that it doesn't regulate the temperature whatsoever, ie. the hotter the water gets in the tank the hotter the water that gets put out...not a big deal until it starts to reach about 140f. I ended up putting a motor speed controller on it and it works amazing now.
how does your motor speed controller work on this can you please explain
Yes this would be super helpful to figure out how to install a motor speed controller
I just received this mini tankless water heater today for the purpose of a small sink, but what baffles me is that for 3000w 110v, why is the wire 14 gauge with nema 5-15 plug? 14 gauge can only support up to 1800w, not 3000w unless it's 240v. So, maybe I should try hooking this up with a 240v circuit to see what will happen? Would it use 3000w, but half the amp, or would it use 6000w? 240v would be the only thing that makes sense giving this weird configuration.
Ever figure it out? I want to put in a new breaker and run wire, but I’m not sure I can get away with 14 gauge wire.
@@Judsonberry Still in the box, I haven't installed it yet. I guess I procrastinated a lot. 9 months? Wow!
Thank you for this video. I was just looking at the mini tank on Amazon! Do you need to run cold water first before you plug it in every time you want to have hot water?
Not if you Install a check valve or have a cut off valve COLD side to keep the water in the unit.
Do you have to go through those steps every single time you use the shower? Or is that just the steps to initially set it up? Because I’d hate to have to run cold water first every time I use it or unplug it after every use
wonder how much watts it pulls, I don't know if it could be good for RV with an inverter.
Thanks for the review man!
How do you run it to the breaker
Put two in line with one another n ull be great obviously run an extension cord to another room on different circut but ya im sure it will be greaf
Thanks Anthony. Great review!
Did they ground the outlet? So that an RCD can trip if the water goes live.. I'd get a plug in RCD, (and very carefully) make the water live for a moment (stay well away from the water flow, use a wooden rod, and have someone ready to disconnect it incase shit goes wrong) to make sure it is grounded. If not, then I wouldn't use it.
You did a great job man, thanks!
This may be an option in my new to me both 1983 Carver Monterey 26 instead of a big bulky heater this might just be the ticket and more storage thanks for the video buddy
Thank you for this video do you think this would work being connected directly to an outdoor hose? Just to be able to get lukewarm water? I want to connect something like this so that when I wash my dogs outside I can have water that isn't freezing in the winter time. Really appreciate the video!
It will trip your electric, that will be a 3kw to 5.5 kw heater which is 3000 or 5500 watts which will need it's own separate trip switch and 2.5mm cable to the appliance
You didn’t show how you mounted that heater up. What is that black wire there?
This video is just a review not an installation video.
There are instructions and hardware that come with the unit.
It's an electric hot water heater so that black wire is the electrical connection also known as the plug that you would plug into an electrical outlet.
As far as mounting the unit there are 2 holes top and bottom so 2 screws would be needed and they did come with the unit.
The black wire is the power line
Excellent review thank you
With those heaters you need a lot of water pressure for them to work properly
Where can I buy that cuz your link did not work? Thanks
Is it a plug in?