they are both hots on most heaters.....220v. If you wanna run 110v just make one hot and one neutral. you will lose 3/4 the rated wattage that way though.... in other words a 5500 watt heater element running on 110v becomes a 1375 watt element.

"also i like to run a neutral wire/ground to the npt coupling that is held in place by a hose clamp. In 220 volt setups that wire is usually green and in 110 volt setups it is the bare wire.
DD is correct on the wattage.

Elements are usually marked 220 volts. i like to use them with 110 volts because they last forever but remember that a 220 volt element that is run on 110 volts is 25% of its rated wattage as DD said


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This is how mine is grounded also. Please do not run without a ground - you risk death otherwise.

if you're using a RSC with a ground do you still need to ground heater element to kettle ?

OK, I have ordered 2 of the reliance 2000 watt heater elements. What type of cord should I buy to connect them?
Thanks, Maddawgs
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IS that a standard water heater replacement cord or just a 14ga cord?
Thanks, Maddawgs

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The kettle must also be grounded. Use the wire that is from the heat element and plugged into the RSC or you would just have a broken(( incomplrte)) ground."

"2000 watts divided by 110 volts = 18+ amps.. your recepticle must be a 20 amp breaker- no dont change it. it must already be a 20 amp circuit. 14 guage will be ok but i prefer 12 gauge wire. the cord should have 3 wires in it. i like to use the color code black white and green. the green is the wire to ground to the boiler. the black is always the hot in 110 volt normally. the white wire should go to the part of the plug that has the wider spade terminal. the black to the standard size spade terminal and the green to the odd leg on the plug. as far as the heat element goes hook up the black and white to it--either terminal is ok

if i made any mistakes someone will pick it up."