Hello, quick question:
My outdoor condenser unit for my heat pump is on its own 30A breaker. I'm not sure what gauge the wire is. On the condenser unit it says that the minimum circuit ampacity is 32.1A. In the past few months the breaker has been tripping randomly and when I reset it, all seems to be in working order again.
My question is... is it possible that the breaker is tripping because the current requirements of the condenser are too much? Aside from the gauge of the wire, is it against any electrical codes to have a 30A breaker on a circuit that is supposed to have a minimum ampacity of 32.1A?
Thanks for any help!
My outdoor condenser unit for my heat pump is on its own 30A breaker. I'm not sure what gauge the wire is. On the condenser unit it says that the minimum circuit ampacity is 32.1A. In the past few months the breaker has been tripping randomly and when I reset it, all seems to be in working order again.
My question is... is it possible that the breaker is tripping because the current requirements of the condenser are too much? Aside from the gauge of the wire, is it against any electrical codes to have a 30A breaker on a circuit that is supposed to have a minimum ampacity of 32.1A?
Thanks for any help!