See if the paper work mentions the word amp, or ampacity.

Since this is greek, please leave the panel box closed. For your
safety, you see.

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Christopher A. Young
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: Thank you for your responses.
:
: We didn't do any of the wiring ourselves, the breaker is the
same from
: the prior HVAC unit (ca. 1987), I'm fairly certain the
contractor who
: installed the hvac a few months ago didn't make any change to
the
: breaker(s). He seemed quite competent and earnest, so I'm a
little
: reluctant to accept the inspector's word as gospel. Either
way, I'm
: concerned about a liability situation down the road, so I'm
trying to
: research this prior to having someone in to make a change.
:
: The inspector stood in front of the breaker box pointing to the
40amp
: breaker when he made the statement, so I'm pretty certain he's
: referring to the breaker. The buyer read aloud a liability
disclaimer
: based upon the inspector's report.
:
: I read all of the literature that came with the unit - an
electric
: heat pump/air conditioning unit w/air handler.
:
: I did find this within the paperwork for the new unit (not sure
if
: this is relative):
: i
: This unit is designed for single-phase electrical supply. DO
NOT
: OPERATE ON A THREE-PHASE POWER SUPPLY. Measure the power
supply to
: the unit. The supply voltage must be in agreement with the
unit
: nameplate power requirements and within the range shown in:
: Nominal Input 208/240
: Minimum Voltage 187
: Maximum Voltage 253
: /i
: I don't mind saying this is pretty much greek to me, but does
this
: mean if I check the plate on the unit I'll be able to tell what
kind
: of breaker is best (based upon the range info above)?
:
: I plan on having someone come in to make the change, if it's
: necessary, but I'd like to have an idea of whether it needs to
be done
: before 'going there.'
:
: Again, thank you so much for any input.
:
: WJ
:
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