Treadmill - 2.25 horsepower motor big enough for running?

[RioG]

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).

[Fast Eddie]

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.

[RioG]

hmmm... interesting about house hold current!   we ended up getting a 3. 5.   hope we don't blow all the breakers!

[Richard21142]

hmmm... interesting about house hold current!   we ended up getting a 3. 5.   hope we don't blow all the breakers!

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.

[Belgian Lace]

hmmm... interesting about house hold current!   we ended up getting a 3. 5.   hope we don't blow all the breakers!

We had our 3.5 in a 1926 bungalow with no problem.  We did have our electrician give it its own breaker, though.

[RioG]

so now we have no fucking idea how to get it up the stairs to the spare room   and the worst part is it will have to come back down in 6 months when the summer kitchen is renovated.