Another fridge question
Evening all, Does anyone have any concrete information about how many amps a mid size fridge draws while running, and during startup? About to replace my unfixable Dometic with a residential f...
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CA Traveler wrote:
Dutch’s Haier HA10TG31SB refer above is rated at 330kWh and the 2A and 6A label may suggest a worst case scenario.
Basically with a A/C, TV, lights and refer you should be OK on 30A as a typical 10 cu ft refer AC draw is 1-2A possibly with a higher startup surge.
Exactly... According to my amp meter, my fridge typically runs close to 1.2 amps, and 1.5 when the defrost fan kicks on for a few minutes. The peak LRA (startup) current only hit a 5.1 amp peak over several tests. Another factor with a residential fridge versus an RV absorption fridge running on electric is that the residential fridge will typically have much shorter cycle on times, with longer cycle off times than the RV fridge, making overall power consumption less. We've never been concerned when we're on a 30 amp only site. We just remember to only run one A/C at a time, no hair dryer and microwave at the same, and that sort of common sense notions like that. The fridge takes care of itself and has not been a concern. It also works nicely on a dedicated 600 watt/1200 watt surge PSW inverter when we're underway without the generator running.
