fridge freezer using too much electricity

nokiatom · 20-10-2023 2:51pm #1

I have a small solar system in operation. Lately I noticed the batteries draining faster than usual. To make a long story short I bought an electricity usage monitor. I plugged the fridge freezer into it when it was running, I got a reading of nearly 90 watts. When it stopped running and was silent again I got a reading of 180 watts and this only changed when it turned back on again and the reading went back to near 90watts. Is this normal?

The Red Ace · 25-10-2023 4:19pm

if it is frost free and you are getting a drainage of 180 Watts it must be in defrost mode where it uses an element

nokiatom · 25-10-2023 6:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121283066#Comment_121283066

But would it defrost everyday?

The Red Ace · 26-10-2023 10:41pm

Look up the user manual and see what the technical spec on it is,Not knowing what type of unit you have I can’t think of anything else that would use current while the compressor has cut out

L1011 · 26-10-2023 10:42pm

Fridges 'failing' with the compressor on all the time isn't uncommon; but you need to monitor usage over an entire day or days to get a proper figure.

Frost-free defrost would be multiple times daily.

nokiatom · 27-10-2023 7:25am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121288663#Comment_121288663

I will start doing that over the weekend, thanks

nokiatom · 27-10-2023 7:27am

It looks an old fridge freezer so will try and find the manual online, thanks

fridge freezer using too much electricity

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