Window Air Conditioner

[ceagle]

True Readings by Meter:

10 amps
1050 watts
7 volt drop
2 kw/h /h
That's about 30cents to 50cents per hour to be cool, depending upon which tier we will eventually fall into at the end of the month.

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(I can't recall if it's a 10k or 8k BTU, ..the manual is for both and the unit has no identifying marks.)
(We had a 5.5k one before, and it was useless)

Comments

[lobowolf.livejournal.com]

Ouch...I hope for that kind of power consumption, it's a 10,000 BTU model. I have a 5000 BTU window unit in the bedroom, but it's a large room and it can't keep up when it's truly blistering hot. I've had it running nearly every night this month..can't wait to get my electric bill :(

7 volts of drop sounds like a lot. Is it a very long circuit?

[orv.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd hope so too...Those numbers are pretty close to the figures for the 12,000 BTU portable A/C unit I have at work.

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

Indeed, birdy sir!
I'm pretty sure it's the 10k.

Oh!.. and I examined the joint for my car thermostat, and I can't spot any visible issues.. thanks for the heads up!

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

Allo!
I was down at the hardware store tonight and luckily they had the same model this year! It said it's (most likely) the 10k BTU one (max 450 sq ft room), since it said it draws about 9.8 amps, which this one eventually dropped back to after about two hours.
I do have a smaller unit in my bedroom too, a 5.5 btu I think, and it's GREAT.. perfect for the smaller room, it cools it down in about a half hour.

This previous one I mentioned makes an impact on the big room, but just to keep it from getting oppressively HOTHOTHOT. After a few hours it got it down from 88 to about 82, and with it 102 outside, it is appreciated :D

Speaking of long circuits, I'm gonna try running a heavy duty extension for this one to a different circuit, because the big room circuit can't handle anything else essentially at the same time... keeps blowing the breaker if the tv is turned on ;P