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Ed Pawlowski
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Electrical advice-30A circuits
On 1/31/2017 7:26 PM,
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On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:16:44 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
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Cooktop is usually 20a but may spec a 30a circuit. A new 3 ton AC
Why is it measured in tins? They can't weigh that much.
"Ton" is just A/C speak for 12000 BTU.
A ton is the amount of heat removed by an air conditioning system that
would melt 1 ton (2000 lbs.) of ice in 24 hours.````
A ton is the cooling capacity of an air conditioning system. One ton is
equal to the amount of heat required (288,000 Btu) to melt one ton of
ice in a 24-hour period. A one-ton air conditioner is rated at 12,000
Btu per hour (288,000/24). A two-ton unit would be rated at 24,000 Btu
per hour.
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