My dorm limits the amount of amps to 11 or less. How many amps does this fridge use up?
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This is a very nice fridge/freezer. At start up it ran at 4.6 amp. Once it reaches temp, it runs at less than 1 amp. You will be very happy with this appliance. With the seperate compartment, you get very little frost, too.
947691
Look at the cataloge of your fridge and search for "power" (in watt) If the number was less than 500, you can use this. But I don't think that the frige can work below 500 watt. So check it.
366651
15 amps. NO! My 27 cubic ft home refrigerator doesn't use 15 amps. Double check your numbers. Also, you can't run any 115 volt device off a solar panel. The panel charges a battery. The battery runs into an inventor. The fridge runs off the invertor.
1594855
Hi, this is a 1500 watt generator. You need to look at the wattage of your refrigerator and make sure. I think most refrigerators run at about 700 watts but not. If that is true then this generator would work fine. But you need to make sure. There is a plate inside or outside your refrigerator that will tell you the wattage that it uses.
734550
You have to add the amps each appliance draws (starting amps, not running amps) and make sure it'sbelow the capacity of the unit. I ran 2 chest freezers at once, but never tried to run more at once.If the power fails I'll just run each fridge & freezer for an hour at a time every few hours.
775632
Oh, haha I destroyed my fridge already lol. Just buy any power supply, and splice the adaptor which connects to the fridge to it. Remember to practice safe soldering, keeping sure to insulate all internal components of the wires with shrink tubing. Use a power supply rated at US 120AC in and 12v 5A out. It should fix our problem
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Look at how much wattage each appliance takes (should be printed on a plate in amps or watts. watts is amps times volts) If it falls within the max. Watage the generator can handle you should be fine. keep in mind that modern fridge and freezer compressors can only handle a 5% voltage diferance, that is why I'm looking for a device to smooth out the surge and ebb of this generator. Not sure if this generator is within that tolerance.
643230
amps X volts = watt. The fridge is 1.5 amps so 1.5 amps X 110 volts = 165 watts. Hope this helps.
2175080
I'm not surprised. Motors (there is one running refrigerator's compressor) draw a lot of power the second it starts but it only last for a second. A refrigerator also has a small fan that circulates air over the evaporator coils, That fan likely draws 2.9watts. The meter also can record cumulative energy usage in kWh, a properly running refrigerator shouldn't actually consume that many kWh.
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The Engel Fridge/freezer consumes 2.5 amperes an hour (30 watts) at a 100% duty cycle (the compressor is always on). Typically, I have noted a duty cycle of approximately 50% on a warm day ( 75 degrees F. or 23.9 C.) with the device set at the '3' setting (yields +10 degrees F. or -17.5 degrees C.) which would mean a wattage of 15 watts. Using the machine at a lower setting (as a fridge for example, instead of a freezer) would yield a lower wattage. Obviously, outside temperature affects the duty cycle of any fridge/freezer.
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just make sure you have enough batteries to support the startup draw of the appliances or your inverter will kick out for low voltage, even if your battery is fully charged. I would say at least 3-4 batteries at least for them three items, maybe more, depending on the size of the ac's and fridge
1757394
Well, its 12.5 amps per unit, so if its the only thing you are using you can have 8 running at the same time. I have 2 and they take care of my needs. But it ultimately depends on what else you have running.
1656175
It would be excellent as a refrigerator for a dorm room as I have it about 2 feet from the head of my bed and I sleep fine. Just set it to 3 and forget about it.
1674158
Depends on your freezer's amperage. This unit handles 15 amps so if your freezer is say 10 amps, you have 5 more amps left to plug in the other side
389381
It's a 15 amp circuit. So if your refrigerator is on a 15 amp circuit it should work. My only worry would be the age of the refrigerator and how much of a power draw the compressor takes on start up. Probably not a problem with the newer appliances.
609830
Not likely. The current rating of the 3500 is 3.5 Amps. Your RV refrigerator probably draws more than that. That means the battery will have to make up the difference while the refrigerator is running. The key is how much current the refrigerator draws and how much it runs.
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I hooked mine up to my regular household voltage----120V. (although yours may be 110, 115 or 120). When connecting it to an existing circuit, make sure the total expected wattage load won't exceed your circuit amperage multiplied by the volts. Example: On a 15 Amp circuit, with 120 volts, I have a capacity of 1800 watts. If I'm running my Waste King at 450 Watts (4.5 Amps) while my standard fridge is powering up at 350 watts , and my toaster or microwave are running at 1100 watts, and my lights are on, I'm likely to flip my breaker. That's why the electrical load of most kitchens today are split over two or more circuits.