Tuesday, Dec 20, 2005 at 14:48
Vitara...i still not likely
not going by my daikin manuals they dont
i think your confusing kw (kilowatt) with hp (horsepower)
an approximate 6.5 hp airconditioner would deliver around 18kWr nominal (kilo Watts refrigeration) of cooling and would definitely be a 3 phase model
a 6kw cooling or heating unit is around 2.5hp and are predominately single phase but 3ph are available also.
yes soft starters are used to get them running but under full load amps, ie max compressor output of a 6.5 hp (nominal 18kw cooling or heating system) would draw around 10 amps per phase
what model daikin ducted system are you refering to?
a nominal 6.5 kw (nominal 2.5hp) or thereabouts should be protecetd by a 15 amp breaker minimum...dont believe me? ask the reps at daikin...(i deal in daikin units and others in my business)...hp is not a measurement of unit abilty to cool..... thats why we (the trade) use kWr..... but the general public still likes hp! ( You will note that manufacturers usually drop the W from kWr to keep it simple...but cooling is actually kWr while the method of measuring heating capacity is only kw)
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