I'm not sure, but I think the heat strips are sized according to the airflow the air handler can provide. Too big, they will either have a short life and burn out, or start a fire and burn down your house. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300
On January 8, 2017 8:46:07 PM EST, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" <[email protected]> wrote: >In looking at the sticker on the air handler there is a list of a bunch > >of different heater kits that can be installed and they were supposed >to >mark which one was installed. Well nothing is marked. I am suspecting > >maybe the kit that is installed is possibly too big for the circuit. I > >need to pull the cover sometime and see if I can tell which heater is >installed. Anyway it is on a 60 amp breaker and I have 6 gauge wire >running to the unit (2 60 amp circuits actually, one goes to the air >handler other to the heater kit). I am looking at the chart and >wanting >to make sure I am reading correctly what the biggest heater I can have >for the circuit. There are different heater types based on if it is a >single or multiple circuit. Since I have 2 60 amp circuits going to >the >unit, one for air handler and one for aux heater, is this considered a >multiple circuit setup, or single since 2 circuit goes to the actual >heater? > > >There is also a spec for circuit amps, min circuit ampacity, and >maximum >circuit protection. For example one heater kit listed on the chart is >a >single circuit model, KW is listed at 7.2/9.6 which is 2 elements at >4.8 >each, circuit amps is listed at 34.6/40, min ampacity 49/56, max amp >circuit protection 50/60. So this is just a random model I selected >from the list and am I reading it correctly that this kit basically >needs a 60 amp circuit to run it? > >I am just trying to get an idea on if I am reading the spec chart >correct then will figure out which heater is actually installed so on >and so forth > > > > >On 1/8/2017 3:37 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >> I don't know how you conclude that, it sounds like when your system >goes into defrost, the heat strips are turned on, and the breaker for >those trips off. Outside unit then shuts off because the heat strips >are off, so defrost mode won't work. Solve the breaker trip issue - >heater strips over sized? > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
