Hi,
I have to provide 220V circuits for two wine coolers.
Two rooms (wine coolers) are involved. One existing in which the existing condenser is to be moved to a location within site of the panel I will be using.
The new room (wine cooler) will have a new condenser and evaporator. The new condenser will be next to the new location of the existing one.
Each room had 14/2 romex pulled from the condenser locations to each evaporator locations.
Looking at the requirements for the new unit it tells me a 15A circuit is to be provided for the evaporator by means of terminals at condensor.
It then says to check condenser for requirements for it's circuit. The nameplate has min. circuit of 9.5A and max fuse of 15A.
The old condenser was plugged into a dedicated 15A circuit and the plug was marked with a 15A rating but the only info I could get off the condenser was a max fuse size of 25A...
I told most this info to the electrician that did the rough-in and he said to pull a 12/2 to the existing condenser since it was marked Max Fuse 25A. I had already pulled a 14/2 to the new condenser but it wasn't until I went to make the terminations on the new unit that I noticed it needed "two" 15A 220V circuits. (always fun to do rush rough-in on finish for unfamiliar equipment
...)
I ended up installing the receptacle for the old condenser at the new location and put it on a 2 pole 15A HACR breaker.
The new condensor is hardwired and connected to two 15A HACR breakers.
Finally to the question!
Do you see a problem with this wiring method?
for example: Do I have to use a fusable disconnect since the nameplate is marked Max Fuse and not Max Fuse or CB?
What would be the "best method" if I ever ran into this in the future?
For example: Is it common for these types of "coolers" to require "two" circuits run to the condenser? This was a first for me...
Could I have run one circuit to a juction box and used tap rules to feed the three 15A circuits needed?
Thanks!!!!
[ January 01, 2006, 08:44 AM: Message edited by: cjs ]
I have to provide 220V circuits for two wine coolers.
Two rooms (wine coolers) are involved. One existing in which the existing condenser is to be moved to a location within site of the panel I will be using.
The new room (wine cooler) will have a new condenser and evaporator. The new condenser will be next to the new location of the existing one.
Each room had 14/2 romex pulled from the condenser locations to each evaporator locations.
Looking at the requirements for the new unit it tells me a 15A circuit is to be provided for the evaporator by means of terminals at condensor.
It then says to check condenser for requirements for it's circuit. The nameplate has min. circuit of 9.5A and max fuse of 15A.
The old condenser was plugged into a dedicated 15A circuit and the plug was marked with a 15A rating but the only info I could get off the condenser was a max fuse size of 25A...
I told most this info to the electrician that did the rough-in and he said to pull a 12/2 to the existing condenser since it was marked Max Fuse 25A. I had already pulled a 14/2 to the new condenser but it wasn't until I went to make the terminations on the new unit that I noticed it needed "two" 15A 220V circuits. (always fun to do rush rough-in on finish for unfamiliar equipment
...)I ended up installing the receptacle for the old condenser at the new location and put it on a 2 pole 15A HACR breaker.
The new condensor is hardwired and connected to two 15A HACR breakers.
Finally to the question!
Do you see a problem with this wiring method?
for example: Do I have to use a fusable disconnect since the nameplate is marked Max Fuse and not Max Fuse or CB?
What would be the "best method" if I ever ran into this in the future?
For example: Is it common for these types of "coolers" to require "two" circuits run to the condenser? This was a first for me...
Could I have run one circuit to a juction box and used tap rules to feed the three 15A circuits needed?
Thanks!!!!
[ January 01, 2006, 08:44 AM: Message edited by: cjs ]