Derek Cole walks through electrical and HVAC specs for an all-electric home with a 22 kW demand load from two water heaters and heat pumps. He recommends upgrading to a 400-amp smart disconnect and details ductwork placement and clearances for the HVAC system.
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I'm going to say episode 100.
Hey, this is Derrick Cole.
Welcome to episode 98 of the Ask Derrick Cole Show. On each one end, the water heater on each one end.
I had to put a lot of those smart switches in there, 4 of them. And I can get a 400-amp smart disconnect, I think, smart transfer switch. But 22 kW is not going— I told them I run most of the house most time, but not all the house all the time. Well, he probably really only got 200 amps. Well, you'd figure they'd have to have upgraded something in there. Yeah, but his load— he's got more than 200-amp load on that house. 2 water heaters, 2 heat pumps. Plus everything else in the house. It's total electric, there ain't no gas in there.
Well, if it's the plumbing that's causing it, you ain't got nothing to worry about anyway.
But, uh, the side that we cutting the Returns, uh, put them in the corner. I want one right here and one right here so you can go around. Just leave us enough space.
All right.
And here you need some more down the center.
Uh, what you doing tomorrow morning? Are you coming here to the shop?
Yeah, what you got?
Okay, do me the favor, come here to the shop. I need from you material list for Here. And the invoice from—
here.
And the invoice—
okay.
All right, see you tomorrow.
All right, bye. Sounds good. I'll, I'll text you the address for— all right, appreciate it.