On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 10:28 AM, Cliff Rohrabacher, Esq. wrote:
My?? electrician? who? has to protect and? maintain his license agrees.
20 Amps may be enough for? steady? no load? running of the motor, but on
start up? it's drawing something a lot closer to 30
Start up current can be many times more than the running current (and the breaker amp rating) but circuit breakers are designed to allow this necessary current so they don't trip every time the motor starts.
Larry