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Posted by Honey Bee on April 29, 2001 at 23:18:45:

In Reply to: Fuse Boxes and Landlord responsibility posted by Scott on April 26, 2001 at 09:00:37:

Please -- listen to your landlord. What you are doing is foolish and you are risking an electrical fire.

The wiring in older buildings was not designed to carry heavy loads. Period. Short having your apartment or the entire building re-wired, there is no getting around this fact.

Volts x Amps = Maximum watts for a circuit.

In your case, 120 volts on a 15 amp fuse means you should have no more 1700 watts on that circuit. Look around, you will find that a smaller air conditioner uses less than that. Or try moving high-wattage appliances (such as toasters or hair dryers) to another circuit.

: My landlord keeps changing the fuses to a lower level (15) and the air conditioner blows the fuse all the time. I am not supposed to touch the fuses per the landlord and I keep asking him to make the fuses a minimum of 20 otherwise the power is lost and all the appliances have no power. What are my rights?
: Thanks for the help

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: Please -- listen to your landlord.  What you are doing is foolish and you are risking an electrical fire.

: The wiring in older buildings was not designed to carry heavy loads.  Period.  Short having your apartment or the entire building re-wired, there is no getting around this fact.

: Volts x Amps = Maximum watts for a circuit.

: In your case, 120 volts on a 15 amp fuse means you should have no more 1700 watts on that circuit.  Look around, you will find that a smaller air conditioner uses less than that.  Or try moving high-wattage appliances (such as toasters or hair dryers) to another circuit.

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: : My landlord keeps changing the fuses to a lower level (15) and the air conditioner blows the fuse all the time. I am not supposed to touch the fuses per the landlord and I keep asking him to make the fuses a minimum of 20 otherwise the power is lost and all the appliances have no power. What are my rights?
: : Thanks for the help


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