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    Oct 28, 2009, 04:25 AM
    Wattage to start a heat pump
    How many watts does it take to start a 3 ton heat pump(geo-thermal)? All componets are located in the basment so the air tempature is the same.
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    Oct 28, 2009, 05:42 AM
    Take the rate off the model/information tag and do the math here.

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