RV Fridge / Household Fridge
Can anyone comment on this please. RV unit says 2.7amps... House unit same size says 2.9amps. I have a "feeling", going to bring my meter and check this weekend, that the House unit will burn less ...
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Typically RV absorption fridges are much less energy efficient on AC power than decent household compressor fridges, by a factor of perhaps three or four. Modern energy star fridges use somewhere around 1 kWh per day or so. You can look on the efficiency labels to get a reasonable feel for that, at least in an approximate sense.
The current rating for the residential fridge is a worst-case steady state current, I suspect, and probably has more to do with the defrost heater than the compressor. The compressor I understand often rates somewhere around 80-100W running power (and, like many electric motors, a lot higher surge current for starting).
The current rating for the residential fridge is a worst-case steady state current, I suspect, and probably has more to do with the defrost heater than the compressor. The compressor I understand often rates somewhere around 80-100W running power (and, like many electric motors, a lot higher surge current for starting).
