Hi All - Hoping someone can help me out here.. I recently purchased a new 5hp oneida gorilla DC for my 40x30 shop. I ran a 7" main trunk to 6" down drops throughout most of the system. Airflow is very good overall. I estimate I'm likely < 10" sp on my longest run. Out of curiosity and because I tend to be too detailed, I decided to test the amperage being drawn at the breaker when the collector is running. I found that the dust collector pretty much runs at 30-31 amps at almost all times. The lowest I was able to get it while still pulling air through a 4" port only was to 29-30amps.. Am I crazy, or should this only be pulling 18-23 amps per the listed rating? Why am I seeing something so much higher? From what I can tell everything is wired correctly.. The manual suggests validating that the motor is spinning in the right direction.. but I can't imagine it wouldnt be for any reason since its brand new from the factory.
I was really expecting to not have any problems running the DC with 2-3 ports open at a time (table saw, jointer, planer) while still getting adequate air flow, and from what I can tell, this machine is more than capable. The electrical situation here has me a bit concerned though... Doesn't make me feel good that this is pulling 30-31 amps through a 30A breaker.. Breaker has not tripped yet.
I was really hoping to be up and running with the shop tomorrow to make some serious progress on some projects. Hoping someone has experienced this before and maybe has some suggestions so I don't need to wait until I can get tech support on the phone monday.. Thanks!
EDIT: crazy - didnt think this was my first post on here.. apparently I've been lurking since 2016!!! lol