CH Runners
Running => Running => Topic started by: RioG on December 21, 2014, 09:21:52 AM
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My DH is researching, we've found some with good reviews, but I can picture a salesperson telling us it's good for running and not having a clue if it is or not (not a treadmill specific store).
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My occassional use treadmill has a 2.0 HP motor and haven't given me any trouble or felt strained. I don't really push it too much in terms of speed, time (usually 45-60min max) or elevation. I prefer to do my hard workouts outside and the treadmill is just to get a light workout in when weather is lousy outside.. The more HP the generally quieter it will be. I read that a 2.5 HP treadmill is a good choice for average weight runners, but I remember the treadmill salesman mentioning anything more than 2.0 HP is a waste since household current is already at capacity.
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hmmm... interesting about house hold current! we ended up getting a 3. 5. hope we don't blow all the breakers! :D
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hmmm... interesting about house hold current! we ended up getting a 3. 5. hope we don't blow all the breakers! :D
A little late, since you already bought one but back in the day, I bought a treadmill that was pulling 25 amp and plugged it into a 15 amp outlet. While I was on the treadmill, the light in the room was pretty dim and the treadmill usually stalled. We had an electrician install a 30 amp outlet.
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hmmm... interesting about house hold current! we ended up getting a 3. 5. hope we don't blow all the breakers! :D
We had our 3.5 in a 1926 bungalow with no problem. We did have our electrician give it its own breaker, though.
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so now we have no fucking idea how to get it up the stairs to the spare room :D and the worst part is it will have to come back down in 6 months when the summer kitchen is renovated. :-\