Camco Copper And Zinc Standard Hwd Water Heater Screw-in Fold Back Element "max 30 thermostat" Questions

...max 3800 watts 30 amp breaker and 10 gauge wire: max 5800 watt. 4500 watt element heats 20 gallons per hour. http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-replace-water-heater-element.html ...

max, 30 becomes 24A max.

Your 5KW heater is indeed 5000W/240V = 20.9A. You will need to supply this heat load with no less than a 30A circuit and #10 copper wire. Make sure that the thermostat