the material wouldn't make a difference. if you touch a 200 degree piece of glass or a 200 degree piece of metal or a 200 degree piece of pizza, you'll still feel 200 degrees of heat either way.
the titanium simply gets hot faster than glass.
heating 300 gallons
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the titanium simply gets hot faster than glass.
I figured there was some sort of guard or they were only recommended in sumps.
To the OP I'd suggest getting the smallest heater that will work, so it doesn't use so much power.
I'm curious if anyone has done a comparison to see if a high wattage heater or low watts is actually more economical. I know a 1000 watt uses more power when it's on, but theoretically it shouldn't have to be on as long to heat up the water than say a 400 watt would. I suppose if the water was already close to desired temperature it wouldn't make much difference, but the 400 watt would be more economical.
To the OP I'd suggest getting the smallest heater that will work, so it doesn't use so much power.
I'm curious if anyone has done a comparison to see if a high wattage heater or low watts is actually more economical. I know a 1000 watt uses more power when it's on, but theoretically it shouldn't have to be on as long to heat up the water than say a 400 watt would. I suppose if the water was already close to desired temperature it wouldn't make much difference, but the 400 watt would be more economical.
the wattage wouldn't make a difference in the efficiency of the heater. it's like you said (given all other factors are the same): the higher wattage heater would run for less time than a lower wattage heater making them use equal amounts of energy in the end.
