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Okay so I know refridgerators are supposed to be on their own breaker. BUt I though, I'll check my ratings just incase.
Scenario:
Currently have a Chest freezer in the Garage with an Am rating os 1.38A.That seems low to me for a fridge, but I just checked my Chest freezer in the basement that Im using for a keezer and it's 1.3x as well. Do Chest freezers just have smaller Amp Ratings or is this not the correct number for whatnumber for max CUrrent draw? It's the only Ampere Rating on the service tag. Now the side by side in the kitchen rates 11.5A, That sounds right.
The new fridge (The reason for the question) states 6.5A. I'd love to just throw it on the same circuit (saves me from running a new breaker and drop into the garage) if it's ok. I mean it's a 15-20A breaker, I'd have to double check) and only 7.88A That's far less than the 80% Recommended load in the garage! Aside from the fridges one that circuit is aslo a garage door opener, I'll have to check that one, and 2 lights. THe main question is Do these low 1.3x A ratings on the Chest Freezers and even teh low 6.5A rating on the new (new to me, actaully its 20 years old) fridge sound right?
I need the fridge cooling by this weekend for a planned brew for fermenting and would like it on a couple days in advance to fine tun the temp to 65* before putting my wort in there. I plan n filling my fermenter with oxiclean to clean it so I would throw that in the fridge while setting temps, assuming it goes that high..? Ranco is in the fridges near future, but fermenting wort is even closer in it's future.
Scenario:
Currently have a Chest freezer in the Garage with an Am rating os 1.38A.That seems low to me for a fridge, but I just checked my Chest freezer in the basement that Im using for a keezer and it's 1.3x as well. Do Chest freezers just have smaller Amp Ratings or is this not the correct number for whatnumber for max CUrrent draw? It's the only Ampere Rating on the service tag. Now the side by side in the kitchen rates 11.5A, That sounds right.
The new fridge (The reason for the question) states 6.5A. I'd love to just throw it on the same circuit (saves me from running a new breaker and drop into the garage) if it's ok. I mean it's a 15-20A breaker, I'd have to double check) and only 7.88A That's far less than the 80% Recommended load in the garage! Aside from the fridges one that circuit is aslo a garage door opener, I'll have to check that one, and 2 lights. THe main question is Do these low 1.3x A ratings on the Chest Freezers and even teh low 6.5A rating on the new (new to me, actaully its 20 years old) fridge sound right?
I need the fridge cooling by this weekend for a planned brew for fermenting and would like it on a couple days in advance to fine tun the temp to 65* before putting my wort in there. I plan n filling my fermenter with oxiclean to clean it so I would throw that in the fridge while setting temps, assuming it goes that high..? Ranco is in the fridges near future, but fermenting wort is even closer in it's future.