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jayspi
Explorer
May 19, 2018

Should a 13,500 BTU A/C be wired to a 15 or 20 amp breaker?

Hi everyone, we bought a 2004 Colorado 5th wheel last year. We've had problems with the A/C not blowing as hard as we think it should, and the circuit breakers (mostly the main, but also the one for t...
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kmb1966
Explorer
May 21, 2018
red31 wrote:
dometic calls Model 15K Btu

https://www.dometic.com/en-us/us/products/climate/air-conditioners/air-conditioners-for-rvs/dometic-brisk-ii-air-_-20784?at=rv#specifications

Cooling capacity (ISO 5151) Hi Efficiency W
Power consumption - Cooling mode (ISO 5151) 1316 W

There is some confusion on this. I know the model that I have does not have a heatpump, and that model shows that it does, although does show the B59530 model #. I do wish I had a heat mode on mine.

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