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Mike:
you have been dangling the carrot for years.. I stopped believing the BS a long time ago.. I still hold some WDRP i got on the cheap in hopes that someday the miracle will happen.. but I dont really have any confidence it will.. I hope I am wrong..
November 20 at 9:47am
Ben:
I hope this is not an excuse to delay the numbers past December 6th. Can the masses have a picture of the heater with Robert at Intertek in the interim?
November 20 at 10:19am via mobile
Wanderport Corporation:
one of the pictures has Robert with the unit below, you can sort of see the tubes or pipes sticking out
November 20 at 10:22am · Like..Ben Gordon You can kind of see it you are right. But this product is the future of WDRP not Robert, it should be the main focus of the picture.
November 20 at 11:59am via mobile
Jim:
The very bottom photo appears to be a large cabinet, and judging from the size of the lock on the door, I'd guess those were 1/2" soft copper compression fittings on the side. That would be enough to maybe supply a full bath and a dishwasher. I'm hoping to see that the testing results will confirm that a unit with 3/4" fittings will supply a medium house/large apartment (i.e. two full baths). That's where the money is. And so is mine. Dyin' for December the 6th!
November 20 at 4:43pm
David:
That medium house depending on what temperature zone it's in, is going to require up 300 Amp service. Most homes only have 100 to 200 amp service.
November 21 at 8:32am
Jim:
A multi-chambered cavity with multiple magnetrons bombarding each chamber should take no more than 30 amps. Think microwave oven. Very large cavity - 1 magnetron on a 15 amp circuit and probably only using 1/2 that. Now consider a six-pack of Bud Light Platinum (or your choice of beverage) bottles being hit by a number of LOWER WATTAGE magnetrons as the water flows from one bottle to the other, raising the temp as it passes through each cavity. Get it?!!! The temp needs to be raised from 55 degrees (roughly avg ground temp) to 130-140 degrees. And with a point of use heater, that water would never go down in temperature as with a tank-type heater (recovery time). I think it can be done! Banking on it. We'll see Dec. 6.
November 22 at 8:19pm
David:
No Jim sorry, I don't drink Bud and I don't get it either. Are you saying a whole house unit should only take 30 amps or a point of use? A tank type electric will require a 30 amps so there's no way 30 amps will be enough for a whole house tankless. Tankless electric water heaters are most suitable for point of use because of their high current draw. Unless you live in a very warm climate a whole house tankless unit may require 120 amps @ 240 volts with #8 wire! A multi-chambered cavity with multiple magnetrons isn't going to change that. I'd love to be proven wrong on this, and all it's going to take is for Wanderport to change the laws of Physics.
We'll see.................................
Sunday at 10:08pm