Hello. I will be running a circuit for a small room AC that is tripping a breaker.
The bed room is small, lets say 9x15.
There is currently a 10000 BTU window unit installed. ( ready around it may be over sized but..)
I was going to run a 20 amp circuit but I have to do some piping outside and it seems that if I run #12- 2 wire UF it will have to be run in 3/4".
#14-2 UF can be run in 1/2" conduit. I'm ok running the 3/4" but checking out the name plate of the picture I took last year it reads 8.8 amps at 120 v to be installed on a 15 amp breaker.
So I figure run the 12's and put it on the 15 amp breaker.
Then I'm thinking for several reasons I'd rather run the 1/2" instead so maybe run the 15 amp circuit.
If for some reason one day they want to increase the size what would a 12000 BTU draw? ( don't know why they would, but I wouldn't want to get cut short, lets say they keep the bed door open and want to cool off the hallway ??) I can't seem to get a definitive number googling but it looks like a 20 amp would be needed on some units??
I'm thinking a 15 amp circuit for this bed room is fine. What size do you run for small beds?
Thank you
The bed room is small, lets say 9x15.
There is currently a 10000 BTU window unit installed. ( ready around it may be over sized but..)
I was going to run a 20 amp circuit but I have to do some piping outside and it seems that if I run #12- 2 wire UF it will have to be run in 3/4".
#14-2 UF can be run in 1/2" conduit. I'm ok running the 3/4" but checking out the name plate of the picture I took last year it reads 8.8 amps at 120 v to be installed on a 15 amp breaker.
So I figure run the 12's and put it on the 15 amp breaker.
Then I'm thinking for several reasons I'd rather run the 1/2" instead so maybe run the 15 amp circuit.
If for some reason one day they want to increase the size what would a 12000 BTU draw? ( don't know why they would, but I wouldn't want to get cut short, lets say they keep the bed door open and want to cool off the hallway ??) I can't seem to get a definitive number googling but it looks like a 20 amp would be needed on some units??
I'm thinking a 15 amp circuit for this bed room is fine. What size do you run for small beds?
Thank you
