20 A Receptacle / 25A breaker

[kwired]

:?

I always thought the higher the voltage, the lower the amperage.

I think he was replying to someone that was mistaking the load for a clothes dryer and the difference between operating them at 208 vs 240. This does not even apply to your installation as it is 120 volt only application.

 

[icesoft]

Are we sure this is a heated drier? Most air driers are refrigerated driers, they cool the incoming air to the requisite dew point to condense the moisture from the air. Heating the air will only allow it to hold more moisture. The only way I could see it the other way is if it is a self-regenerating dessicant drier which are not all that common. So the majority of your load should be motor loads (compressor, cooling fan, etc...)

 

[infinity]

:?

I always thought the higher the voltage, the lower the amperage.

That general rule is dependent on the type of load. An inductive load such as a motor would generally follow your rule. A resistive load such as a heater the opposite would be true.

 

[iwire]

That general rule is dependent on the type of load. An inductive load such as a motor would generally follow your rule.

Oh no! hmy:

Now the engineers will come in and make this a 600 post thread.