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Joe wrote:

If I'm doing this right:
4.4HP = 3.28Kw at 100% eff. (which it isn't, of course)
3.28Kw of power at 120v requires 27 amps.

Well, on a 15A circuit, you get 15A in one wire and 15A out the other,
so it adds up to 30A. Isn't that how it works? :-)