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by gwbas1c
2 days ago
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I skimmed that. First, I'm not referring to a smart plug. I'm referring to a thermostat-controlled plug. You were afraid that it would rapidly turn the AC on and off, which would burn out the motor. They don't do that. Mine (when I use them with a heater) run it for a few minutes, then turn it off for awhile. They don't rapidly turn the heater on and off. I assume it's the same way when run in cooling mode. The people who make them aren't stupid. --- WRT a rely: They are safe, you just need to look at the rating for the load. (The point of a relay is to switch a high current / voltage load.) I use an industrial one for an outdoor outlet: It can handle the full 15 amps of the circuit safely. (I use it to adapt a smart switch that can only handle light loads, including a relay.) |
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OP would need a more beefy relay for an AC unit. 20A minimum, but honestly a 30 or 40A relay would be warranted as AC units have a pretty large "spike" when they turn on which generally exceeds the amp rating of their circuit. It's short enough to not trigger a circuit breaker, but it's something to be aware of when designing things like relays.