Heaters

[A_Lee]

My mind is wondering again
So if you have a heater (for the sake of this post, say 250w dialed in at 78*F) in your tank, everytime the pilot light comes on, does that mean it is drawing 250w of juice? Or does it compensate for the temperature of the water it is already in?
If it is dialed in at 78*F, and you dunk it into water that is at 60*F, will it suck more juice, then if you were to put it into water that is at 70*F?

 

[Mr. Ugly]

[quote author=A_Lee link=topic=4990.msg61051#msg61051 date=1225134212]
So if you have a heater (for the sake of this post, say 250w dialed in at 78*F) in your tank, everytime the pilot light comes on, does that mean it is drawing 250w of juice?[/quote]

Yep. 250w until it goes back off.