Power

[allan]

Breakers will usually only allow 80-85% of their rated load to be passed continuously if I remember right. Then you have to account for voltage loss through the actual wiring. Your transient load can be higher, but I don't remember how long the trip time is for inductive loads on standard breakers, somewhere in the miliseconds I think. Then you get into duty cycles and yada yada yada, (insert $700 electrician here). Count on your standard 15 amp to realistically pass around ~1200 watts before it pops. Seriously though, that's a big ... load for a tank.

I think you're on target. As far as voltage drop, I wouldn't imagine that would be significant, even during the summer's heat with the actual wires running completely inside the buildings internal walls. My breaker is upstairs and the library is almost directly beneath it. I meant to stop by and get a kill a watt meter yesterday but forgot.