Current Draw Of Residential Refrigerator ?
We live full time in a travel trailer with 30 amp service. All our 120 volt service seems to be wired on two breakers. Two years ago the breakers started tripping frequently. We traced it down to t...
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The surge current to start a compressor is much higher than the required run current. Plus they like to quote yearly average for power requirements. I'm no expert but I suspect that a fridge in a colder climate may consume less power than a fridge in a warm climate. Most refrigerators are in 70 degree homes so an average may be reasonable assumption. Well, how about that same fridge in in an RV that may not be that climate controlled? I suspect their calculations on power consumption could be off quite a bit when you put that same fridge in an RV. I did some calculations for my style camping. I bought an RV with a dometic instead of an all AC fridge. JMHO.
