Air conditioning units working on 220 Volts

TheFed: about 6 months ago

Larger units will be 220. You can only go so big with 110V before capacity becomes an issue, at least with current technology.

AvUWS: about 6 months ago

once upon a time if you wanted a powerful A/C you needed to go to 220V.

This is not common in much older buildings as most of them never had enough power installed for modern uses. I knew of large 2BR apartments on the UWS that had 1 20amp and 1 30 amp FUSE (not breakers. actual honest to goodness screw-in fuses). The whole building later got an electrical upgrade.

93rd: about 6 months ago

220 Volts is the norm for A/C?

inoeverything: about 6 months ago

This is norm in NYC.

93rd: about 6 months ago

We are closing on an apartment where one air conditioning unit can be plugged on an electric outlet of 220 Volts instead of 110.
The building is from the early 70s

Is this a standard in NYC? The smaller rooms can only be connected to a 110 Volts