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If you are talking about a normal household outlet, most are fused at 15 amperes which would provide about 1800 watts of power, equivalent to 15.8 kilocalories/minute. 15 u.s. gallons is about 57 litres which for water would weigh 57 kilograms. To raise 57 kilograms from 20 to 100 celcius would require 4480 kilocalories of heat. If all 1800 watts went to the water and none to the surrounding atmosphere and the pot itself the time required would be 173 minutes, more or less.