Energy efficient residential refer amp draw
Does anyone have information from a reliable source on the amp draw (@ 12v) of an energy efficient residential refers over a 24 hour period under normal operating conditions? (By normal operating cond...
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ScottG wrote:smkettner wrote:
Don't they all have an energy sticker?
Post what it says in annual kWh and we can convert to daily 12v power.
Yes they do.
You can go to Home Depot's web site (or others) and get all the energy usage specs for a given fridge.
I went on that site and found that if you pay just a bit more and get an Energy Star rated fridge, it will use far less power.
I think that's well worth considering when your running it of your batteries.
Excellent idea. But when calculating what a fridge uses don't look at the current rating on the back or the cord. That is an indicating of the current pull at start up and is mostly irrelevant when figuring out a power budget.
