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Originally Posted by wredman
how many amps are all of these air conditioners drawing?
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A standard "modern" 15,000 BTU/hr A/C can be rated at 16 Amps under normal conditions. Desert conditions requires more power. Old A/C units can be even worse.
A new 11,000 BTU/hr high-efficiency A/C is rated at just under 10 Amps. Under normal conditions (80F inside and 95F outside) two of these should pull about 19 Amps.
The new high-efficiency 13,500 BTU/hr is more efficient but because of higher capacity draws less than 11 Amps under normal rating conditions.
The point is that these can't be compared to old A/Cs directly, just like we shouldn't compare LED lights to older technology, or new TVs to old tube type. The difference isn't as great, but it's significant.