2007-08-04 02:00:10 · 5 answers · asked by slb20062003 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Not if your wiring is correct. The worse it will do is trip the circuit breaker or blow a fuse.
2007-08-04 06:20:21 · answer #1 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually no. The circuit breaker at the main is either set up at 15 Amps or 20 Amps if it is a conventional residential house or older homes encompass screw in type fuses with the same type ratings.
If you plug in our Air Conditioner into a wall outlet, the circuit breaker or screw in type fuse will trip (turn off) before the wire are exposed to the type of amperage that would cause them to get hot and cause a fire.
2007-08-04 02:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by jimsg718 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is best not to overload a circuit. Many houses still have FPE breakers, they don't always trip when overloaded. That is a real fire hazard.
People have been known to get tired of a 15 amp breaker from tripping and replace it with a 20 amp. This solves the tripping problem but the 14 gage wire cannot handle a 20 amp draw. Again this is a fire hazard.
Do yourself a favor and make sure your A/C will not draw more than a 15 amp breaker and handle.
2007-08-04 05:21:50 · answer #3 · answered by mike b 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check to make sure you have 20/20 wiring. You can use an adapter if you don't have grounded outlets. The most it should do if you don't have enough voltage is blow a fuse.
2007-08-04 02:05:32 · answer #4 · answered by amazingly intelligent 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
not if it is rated for the house use
is is 110 and the.house is 110
2007-08-04 02:10:29 · answer #5 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋