fingerbreaker
New Member
I have an older window unit (came with the house) and I can't access the power specs on the unit or online. I bought a Kill a Watt meter to measure the current. My expectation is that it would be somewhere in the 5-7 A range based on internet resources and a new unit we just bought that is rated at 3.9A.
The meter shows the current as around .5 or .6 A. Not 5-6, but 0.5-0.6. I'm pretty sure the compressor is running and not just the fan because cold air is coming out and I've set the target temp low.
Is this normal or am I doing something wrong? Does the expected 5-7 A rating only refer to some sort of worst case condition? THe point of this exercise is to see how much load is on the 15A circuit this unit is on because it's not dedicated.
Thanks,
FB
The meter shows the current as around .5 or .6 A. Not 5-6, but 0.5-0.6. I'm pretty sure the compressor is running and not just the fan because cold air is coming out and I've set the target temp low.
Is this normal or am I doing something wrong? Does the expected 5-7 A rating only refer to some sort of worst case condition? THe point of this exercise is to see how much load is on the 15A circuit this unit is on because it's not dedicated.
Thanks,
FB