What is the wattage and/or amperage of this ice maker? I am planning to put it in my RV and I wanted to know how long my marine battery will last.
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Hi RVer. Your question was not answered in the manual, but the tag on the machine reads; Ice Making Current 2.1 A and Ice Harvest Current 3.2 A. Hope this is helpful. Enjoy.
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I am a camper myself so I hope I can help with your question. The instruction manual that came with the ice maker says it needs 1.9A for ice making and 2.7A for Ice-harvesting, at 115 vac. So if you are thinking of running it off of 12vdc, the current requirements would be about 10x the 115v amount plus the power to run an inverter, probably an additional 2 ADC, for a total of close to 30ADC, at times. The ice maker would run about 2 hrs on a large 12 volt battery. Practically, you would need a campsite with 120V power.
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I'm sorry we have only had our battery for a little over a year & used it once during Hurricane Sandy October 2013 & did t have an issue with a marine battery I think it is 75 amps. I took the book to a store called batteries plus & they gave the suitable waterproof battery with a 3 yr warranty. Hope that helps a bit.
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I'd like to use this inside my sailboat cabin. Seems I should be able to put a 12v adapter onto its plug in order to use with my marine battery. Does anybody know if this sounds feasible?
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The cooling and freezing components have restarted for me. HOWEVER this machine has the absolute WORST ice maker I have had the misfortune to own. I am on a first name basis with the repairman due to several new circuitboards, firmware updates, factory ordered modifications and others. Several times a year! My extended warrenty has expired and the thing gets junked the next time it quits. I'd suggest you buy something else!
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Whynter's website just says 65 watts. it's 4.5 amps using 12 volt or 2.5 amps using 24 volt. I've only used 12 volt with mine and I use a portable power unit (rechargeable jump starter), using the D.C. plug on the power unit, not the A.C. plug. With this power unit I can run the freezer at -8 in high 90 degree weather for about 8 hours. I was told I could go about 24 hours with a deep cycle battery. Hope this helps!
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This unit does not use any batterries at all. Make sure if you want cold air you must put ice in the bottom holder. What I do is freeze water just under the measurement of the opening in the shape of a small block and it last longer than ice cubes. it works great, Verry happy with it.
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Sorry I can't help you with that, but I don't believe it is good to have it plugged in if not mounted to something that can dissipate the heat. I have one stuck to the underside of a metal RV step and it will melt any ice within about 8-10 inches in any direction. I have it plugged in to a thermostatically controlled outlet, so that it shuts off if the temp gets above 45 degrees. I don't believe it would be safe to just plug it in and built up heat in ambient air.
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I have used this battery to power a similar trolling motor on a Native Watercraft Ultimate 16 with 2 adults for 2 consecutive days. I do not know how much power was left so I recharged before the third day. This was not constant use, but it was a significant amount of time running on speed levels 3 and 4 of a 5 speed motor. I have done this several times in both river and bay applications. Hope this helps.
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The power cord is about 8 foot long and the wattage is 600 watts for the size I purchased. I do not run them continuously, I put them on a heavy duty timer and set for 9am to 11am, then again at 4pm-6pm. Just remember the cables will melt the ice and stay warm for an hour after powered off. I do not run the power after 6pm, as the temps are dropping and refreeze may happen. I hope this helps you and you are ice dam free this winter.
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No it is not. Works on 110 and I might add that it was a great buy and works great. Use it in our 5 th wheel RV and delivers all of the ice that I need.
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Dont know how many watts it use but I love my Automatic ice maker it works wonderfully
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YESYou need to know how many Amps your freezer requires both at peak and normal operation to properly calculate the loads. if you know the watts you should also be able to see the Amps requirement for the equipment.The voltage V in volts (V) is equal to the power P in watts (W), divided by the current I in amps (A):V(V) = P(W) / I(A)
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I can't tell you about the watts or amps it puts out but I ran a feeder (mine fed fish) six times a day in the summer and the 6 volt battery was always fully charged. The feeder has a small motor and something similar to a fan blade on the shaft that slings feed in to the pond - I have it hanging from a dock. Sorry I couldn't be of more help but it did everything I needed it to do.
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I threw the unit out, so I can't verify the amperage rating. I was running a 38/4 hp swamp cooler with it and had no problems running the motor. It was the temperature settings that were the problem. You can probably find the amp rating at the LuxPro web site.
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add refrigerator amps and freezer amps= total amps times voltage=watts so if total watts are less than 3500 you are safe. it is more than I need
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I can't give you any specific technical specs. I am a lay person. However, I have this on my Class B rv. I run an induction top. Coffee maker, lights, tv and DVD player. Holds up fantastic. I have (3) 31 series 12v AGM batteries for a bank. Does very well. If I had 6 panels and 6 or 8 batteries I imagine I could be off grid for days. Panels topped off the batteries on a cloudy and rainy day.