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Originally Posted by Bill Johnson
I was just thinking an AC unit doesn't know 110 degrees from 60 degrees, the AC unit will pull the same amps period, it will just run longer to satisfy the thermostat setting. It's kind of like when I ran the maintenance for many buildings for a large company people would turn the thermostat down to 60 to make it cool quicker, it doesn't.
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Both inside and outside temperatures make a huge difference. See Coleman data below that “approximates” effect outside temperature makes. There’s other data for inside temperature. This isn’t that accurate so don’t take it as an exact correction.
Note also on 13,500 BTU/hour Power Saver data above that standard running Watts is 1,075 but that desert conditions is 1,320 Watts. Assuming same efficiency, power factor, and that voltage is reduced from 115 to 103.5 VAC per desert rating conditions, current would go from 10 Amps to over 13 Amps.
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