"Raymond Koonce" wrote in message ...
Bob wrote:

On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 11:42:54 -0500, "Faustino Dina"
wrote:



Is it true that 110 VAC air conditioners waste more electricity than a 220
VAC unit?

Thanks in advance



Yes - assuming everything else is equal, the 110VAC unit has
approximately double the current flow and thus a greater heat loss in
the wiring.


Correct me if I'm wrong here, but as I understand it (told by a power
company employee) the speed of the meter spin depends on the leg with
the heaviest current draw. So if you have 60 amps on one leg and 20 on
the other, you pay for the 60 amp leg. Another reason to balance your
loads between legs.


This is Turtle.

Electric meter average the load on each leg of the service. If you have 500 watts draw on one leg and a 1,000 watts draw on the
other. the meter will see 750 watt draw . So it will record 750 watts as the two are averaged by the meter.

The ideal of balancing the load is out of not getting one leg too loaded up to cause low voltage drop or a over load on that one
circuit. The Electic Meter does not care about a out of balance circuits.

TURTLE


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