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MSHappyCampers · 01-25-2016, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by slowmachine

If you have some way of measuring the power draw (I use a Kill-A-Watt) I would be interested to know how much power your cooktop is using while you are trying to boil in this pan. Your is an unusual installation, and that could have something to do with the performance.

Mike
2000 Holiday Rambler Endeavor 40PBD
Freghtliner XC, CAT 3126B

I have the Kill-A-Watt, but that outlet is hard to reach under there! I'll wait to see what the guy from True Induction says, then I may try that!

Mr_D · 01-25-2016, 02:11 PM

I went to Wal*Mart and bought a Farberware single hob induction 1300 W unit for less than $40, came with it's own frypan too.
Tried it with our several years old Kirkland clad stuff. Boiled two cups of water in 3 min. That's faster than on gas. Wife want breaded chicken strips for dinner, poured a cup of oil into the Farberware pan and it was ready to cook the chicken strips in 3 to 4 min. (I didn't time it but it sure was fast).
I bought the portable unit just to try out induction cooking and so far I like it. The one problem I see is the unit only goes in 25° increments. Need to experiment further.

MSHappyCampers · 01-25-2016, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr_D

I went to Wal*Mart and bought a Farberware single hob induction 1300 W unit for less than $40, came with it's own frypan too.
Tried it with our several years old Kirkland clad stuff. Boiled two cups of water in 3 min. That's faster than on gas. Wife want breaded chicken strips for dinner, poured a cup of oil into the Farberware pan and it was ready to cook the chicken strips in 3 to 4 min. (I didn't time it but it sure was fast.
I bought the portable unit just to try out induction cooking and so far I like it. The one problem I see is the unit only goes in 25° increments. Need to experiment further.

Right after I installed the cooktop I put a small boiler of water (maybe a pint) on the eye and it boiled pretty quick!

CapuTech · 01-25-2016, 02:21 PM

We had one that also performed like this when it was brand new. It was defective. We exchanged it for a new one and all was fine.

I'd echo the suggestion of the other poster to use a kill-a-watt to check how much power it is drawing. With a single burner on 10, ours will draw about 1600W.

I believe the defect has something to do with the circuitry that controls the power. When using both burners, you cannot run them both at 10, but rather their individual settings can go as high as 10 together. That is, if one is on 7, the highest the other can go is 3.

On ours that was bad, it never used more that 400W which seems equivalent to about setting 3.

When working correctly, 2 quarts should be boiling in 2-3 minutes.

MSHappyCampers · 01-25-2016, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CapuTech

We had one that also performed like this when it was brand new. It was defective. We exchanged it for a new one and all was fine.

I'd echo the suggestion of the other poster to use a kill-a-watt to check how much power it is drawing. With a single burner on 10, ours will draw about 1600W.

I believe the defect has something to do with the circuitry that controls the power. When using both burners, you cannot run them both at 10, but rather their individual settings can go as high as 10 together. That is, if one is on 7, the highest the other can go is 3.

On ours that was bad, it never used more that 400W which seems equivalent to about setting 3.

When working correctly, 2 quarts should be boiling in 2-3 minutes.

Thanks, that's good info. Guess I'll try to get under there and plug in the Kill-A-Watt!

slowmachine · 01-25-2016, 03:03 PM

For comparison, I recently posted the power draw of a couple different cooktops here:

http://www.irv2.com/forums/f103/true...ml#post2906581

Mike
2000 Holiday Rambler Endeavor 40PBD
Freghtliner XC, CAT 3126B

MSHappyCampers · 01-25-2016, 03:31 PM

I just checked it with the Kill-A-Watt meter. On a power setting of 10 it is pulling about 1370 watts, and won't boil the water! On a temp setting of 450 it only pulls about 950 watts. I tried it on each of the eyes and they are about the same!

Anybody out there that has a True Induction that would be willing to duplicate my test and see what you get? I would really appreciate it!

Spinner · 01-25-2016, 03:35 PM

Do the magnet test on your pan/pot. If a magnet won't stick, it won't boil water.

MSHappyCampers · 01-25-2016, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Spinner

Do the magnet test on your pan/pot. If a magnet won't stick, it won't boil water.

This is induction cookware, but I did the magnet test anyway!

slowmachine · 01-25-2016, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MSHappyCampers

I just checked it with the Kill-A-Watt meter. On a power setting of 10 it is pulling about 1370 watts, and won't boil the water! On a temp setting of 450 it only pulls about 950 watts. I tried it on each of the eyes and they are about the same!

Anybody out there that has a True Induction that would be willing to duplicate my test and see what you get? I would really appreciate it!

Is the pan centered on the cooking element?

Mike
2000 Holiday Rambler Endeavor 40PBD
Freghtliner XC, CAT 3126B

MSHappyCampers · 01-25-2016, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by slowmachine

Is the pan centered on the cooking element?

Mike
2000 Holiday Rambler Endeavor 40PBD
Freghtliner XC, CAT 3126B

Yup, the element is 10" and the pan is 10".

I think it's just that the wattage is not enough for the amount of water. It will attempt to boil, but never come to a full boil. I think it will need the full 1800 watts for that!

Gordon Dewald · 01-25-2016, 03:46 PM

Something is wrong Joe. We boil a quart of water in about 4 minutes.

MSHappyCampers · 01-25-2016, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gordon Dewald

Something is wrong Joe. We boil a quart of water in about 4 minutes.

Gordon, can you try 2 quarts of water in a 10" boiler and see what happens?

Is yours the True Induction?

CapuTech · 01-25-2016, 03:50 PM

I had a look at your installation photos and see a potential issue.

Since your watts seems reasonable, it may be that you have insufficient area right behind the unit for the exhaust fans. They take cooling air from below and exhaust out the rear. This could causes the unit to heat up internally, which will reduce the efficiency of the induction coils.

To test this, you would need to remove the unit from it's installation and then try running it on the counter. You would need to rest it about 3-4 inches above the counter so as not to block the intake fans.

This may give you some insight. Failing that, looks like you just have to wait for a return call from customer support.