Are commercial properties required to have transformers of a certain power relative to the size of the space
Hi everyone,
So I am a renter of a commercial property. Myself and a few others rent a large space in an old factory building. In order to cool down the space during the summer, we were encouraged during the move in discussions to purchase 3 ac units - so we did. The maintence person for the property is supposed to install them for us. We have had one installed for about a year, and we have been asking for months for them to come install a second one.
The leasing agent says now, that we have a transformer which can only run 30 vol, and since our ac units are respectively take up 10-11v, roughly 14000 each BTU, we can’t install a second one because the transformer couldn’t handle it. Also she says that the led lights overhead take up about 8 volts?? We are not electricians so we have no clue if this is valid or not. I looked into it and heard about the 20/80 rule, meaning we can’t use the transformer up to its limit. THEREFORE, she wants us to split the cost of upgrading a transformer for them which sounds like a crock of shit to me.
Proceeding from this being true, are commercial properties required to have transformers of a certain power level? It’s crazy we can only use one ac which doesn’t even do anything for the space, and then turn the lights on. I don’t know where else to ask this, if anyone knows any place versed on commercial development that would be great.