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Posted by z on May 25, 2006, 10:57 am
PipeDown wrote:
> >
> > tony.trimmer@gmail.com wrote:
> >> Thanks for the help everyone. The support people at Sunpentown said a
> >> regular 15 amp outlet will work fine. Also, I am worried about the
> >> window A/C dropping on someone's head.
> >
> > Happens less often than you might think. Of course, when it does....
> >
>
> It has to randomly fall when someone is randomly benieth it. You can get
> brackets to secure it more firmly or you can buiold a small platform outside
> the window.
I was thinking the pretty much only chance of it falling, without major
structural failure of the wall, is during installation if you manage to
drop it before closing the sash.
>
> for a 20A plug, the blades have one horizontal and one vertical, it should
> not fit in a 15A receptacle unless the cord had been replaced. Usually a
> receptacle with a single plug is installed but they also have 20A duplex
> receptacles too.
>
> In any case, the circuit should be dedicated to that appliance or at least
> don't use anything else with lots of watts on the same branch or you will
> trip the breaker. A/Cs draw the most current right when they start up, then
> it immediately drops to a more reasonable level.
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