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8.6 amps @ 115 V = 989 watts, admittedly ignoring power factor.8.6 amps @115 V would be about 1/3hp
746 watts = 1 HP (assuming 100% efficiency).
I'm not sure how you came up with 1/3 HP. At that rate you couldn't run a 1 HP motor on a 20A 120V circuit.