On Wed, 01 Feb 2017 01:31:23 -0000, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 01/31/2017 06:26 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:16:44 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote:

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.

Hang on, why was BTU mentioned? That's an archaic British unit. America uses this?

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