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Old 7/18/08, 2:22 PM
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So Mike, The wire being smaller than the breaker, which is 40 amps double pole, is ok, since the amps on the boiler plate,ac, is 23.6amps?
This is correct. The AC unit will pull around 18.88 amps running but will need to pull around 100 amps in order to start. The trip curve of a 40 amp breaker will allow the AC unit to start and the integral over load will protect the unit and conductors from overload in the event something were to go wrong with the compressor.
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I want to be clear on this. 100amps on startup is ok for 12/2 awg.


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I want to be clear on this. 100amps on startup is ok for 12/2 awg.
Gary,
Without providing a label or a model number an definitive answer cannot be given.

100 Amp on start is not the issue. The trip curve of the protection device and the length of time the current is actually at that level are.

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I want to be clear on this. 100amps on startup is ok for 12/2 awg.
where the heck did the 100amps come from?

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where the heck did the 100amps come from?

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Post #16 by Mike Whitt.

Though I would think the LRA would be more accurate a number.


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M# HS25-411-1P
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Hi Gary,

Here the installation instructions Incvluding 18 amp RLA and 40 amp breaker

http://hvacpartsshop.net/HS25_Series.pdf

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Thanks, do you have this and anymore sites saved, water heater, etc? If so, is there a way I can get them from you? I searched and couldn't find this info. Thanks again for your help.


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Thanks, do you have this and anymore sites saved, water heater, etc? If so, is there a way I can get them from you? I searched and couldn't find this info. Thanks again for your help.
I just googled it, I'm a realy good googler though

BTW a quick tip is just Googling the series rather than the whole model # e.g. I just google HS25, found it real fast.

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If you Google, try these guys, send them a buck or two if you like it.

http://scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm

It is Google without the Ebay ad, the Amazon ad and a dozen others.
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