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Default Electrical advice-30A circuits

On 01/31/2017 06:26 PM, wrote:
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.


IIRC it has something to do with a ton of ice.

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