5 ton ac how many watts?

Answer 1

Most 5 ton units require a 60 amp breaker at 240v. So assuming this as your upper limit the unit should draw no more than 14400watts or 14.4Kilowatts. Remember now this is the upper limit and I am sure the unit will draw something less than this since a system is never loaded to the full breaker size but each unit will vary and you need to check that unit for its individual consumption rate.

Energy usage charts typically show about 5KWHr per hour as an average rate of usage for a 5 ton unit. That means it will cost you about 50 cents to a $1.50 per hour of operation in most parts of the US and much more in many other parts of the world.