On Saturday, August 2, 2014 11:31:26 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Sat, 02 Aug 2014 20:44:21 -0400, wrote:



And none of us knows enough about this "mythical beast" to know why it

is specified to be connected to a 50 amp breaker by AWG6 cable.



It's all conjecture at this point - your conjecture and mine equally

valid until more real information is provided.



He actually posted the model number and I had no problem finding the

documentation. That is where I got the minimum ampacity. It is a tad

less that 4 tons if he has the maximum number of evaporators

connected. If there are fewer, it uses less power.

+1

This is unbelievable. He hasn't looked at either the spec sheet or the
pertinent data from it, which has all been posted here. In particular,
he's asking how many BTUs it is? I've posted about 6 times that it's
41000, or 3.7 tons. And that the RLA of the compressor is 19A, the fan is
1A, yet he's pretending it's normal running amps could be 26A for 3 hours?
Good grief!

And just from practical experience, has anyone ever seen a new 3.7 ton
AC connected with #6? As you pointed out, if it took that much power it
couldn't be sold because it wouldn't meet the min SEER standards.
That install manual has other big mistakes in
the wiring section, it calls for "4 conductor cord", when what they clearly
show connected is only the normal 2 conductors plus ground. Clare apparently
has even bought that and was arguing for connecting it with a "cord".

I think he's ignoring me. I guess it's better to remain in the dark.