I explain how I use my multimeter to read the amp draw on a compressor. The guy in my intro that wears the pink shirt and wig is edbassmaster. You can check him out at: www.youtube.com The music was played and composed by Champagne Millionaire. You can check him out at: profile.myspace.com

25 Responses to “HVAC Amp Draw”

  • quickfreeze45:

    Good old Bard units

  • DrZarkloff:

    Thanks for the info. I’ll have to check that out.

  • MarkFromHawaii:

    Do you ever get complaints about light flicker due to compressor inrush current and the resultant voltage sag? This is one of the issues we deal with quite a bit over here. I hear that Rheem is partnering with a company that makes an electronic soft start as a retrofit package to address this issue. Cheers.

  • DrZarkloff:

    Yes. I know 50A seems high, but it’s only that high for less than a second.

  • scottphys:

    So are these typical readings for a working compressor? ~ 50A max on startup and ~ 8.5A run?
    Thanks for the video. Great job as usual.

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