I have a small chest freezer. I want to locate it in small cloakroom. The only power supply nearby is from the lighting (1mm cable?) circuit. The chest freezer is rated as 150w and 10A (apparently). Can I cheat and run this safely off the lighting circuit? It will be located at the end of the circuit. I intend to connect it to a separately fused socket supply. Any ideas? Thanks...
Small chest freezer.
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I'm not an electrician so am more than willing to learn some new facts, but my O-level physics taught me that VOLTS X AMPS = WATTS. So 10A and 150W would indicate 15 volts, in which case plugging into the mains would not be a good idea regardless of regulations.
NO! You must not run this from a lighting circuit.
Yes, the compressor is only 150 watts, BUT it draws a hell of a lot more than this on startup (this is the 10A figure). Your lighting circuit is likely on a 5 or 6 amp circuit. It will trip every time the compressor tries to start.
Stephen, I challenge you to find me a 15 volt chest freezer.
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My intended point was not to say that it was a 15V freezer but that the OP's original figures seemed inconsistent. If it was known to be a mains freezer then it probably wasn't 150W and 10A at the same time! Steve's explanation would explain this.
I think people are saying that 10 amps is the starting current of the compressor, 150 watts being the running current after the initial surge to start.
Stuart
Stuart
I agree
Motion carried!
Do you wear red every day then, Steve?
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