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gunther56
Nov 27, 2011, 10:04 AM
I have a American Standard Freedom 60 propane furnace. Approx. how many watts does this draw.

ma0641
Nov 27, 2011, 08:40 PM
The data plate will tell you how many Volts and Amps, almost all of which is for the motor for the air handler. If this is 120VAC, multiply the Amps X Volts. 120VAC X 8 Amps =960 Watts, almost a Kilowatt. Multiply that by your KW rate tells you how much it costs to run the heater per hour. Motors draw more at startup.