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Hi Everyone,

I had an electrician out a couple months ago to install a new breaker box. Just recently, my air conditioner stopped working and I had an A/C guy out who diagnosed the issue as a burnt out compressor. He said that the compressor was supposed to only have 40 watts(?) and the fuse that it was connected to was delivering 50. Is this the electrician's responsibility for not checking that the fuse was compatible with my air conditioning unit?

Thanks for the advice,
Adam