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2 Feb 2001 at 6:37 am
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The starting amperage of a circulator may hit 10 amps, but it drops to about 1 amp running. A circulator running at a steady 10 amps is above 1/4 horsepower at 110 volts. The usual hot water circulator in a home is 1/12 horsepower or less running at less than 2 amps.