On Jul 12, 1:09*pm, kansascats wrote:
I plugged my window AC into a "killawatt". *It was running 900 watts,
then the past few days it's been climbing to 1000, then 1100, even
1200 as the day wears on -- and the sun beats down on the unit to the
west side.

Suppose shading this could make a big (300 w) difference?

I would think voltagw is dropping or the compressor is failing, how
old is it