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Old 07-28-04, 05:05 PM
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I am installing a new circuit for a window air conditioner length of run 55 ft
using 10/2w ground voltage @ the ac willbe 117.2 would this b acceptable or should I go to number 10 wire.
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Old 07-28-04, 05:50 PM
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117.2 is okay, assuming that this isn't a 240-volt circuit. But I was confused because your post mentions #10 wire twice.

How many amps does the A/C actually draw? I think maybe you put 20 amps into the voltage drop calculator because the A/C said to put it on a 20-amp circuit. You should use the actual draw.
 
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Old 07-29-04, 07:44 AM
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Wire Size

Sorry for the error sh have written plan on using 12/2 The unit draws 13ampsusing the voltage drop calculator this gave me the 117.2 voltage .Additional question does the amperage drop in same ratio as the voltage in this case 2.8%

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Old 07-29-04, 07:49 AM
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12/2 w/ ground should be fine. You might want to run this circuit independently. Don't borrow power from an outlet or anything since the air conditioner will surge when the compressor starts.
 
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Old 07-29-04, 04:52 PM
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As voltage drops, so does the amperage, in approximately the same percentage. But in the numbers we're talking here, it is not material.
 
 

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