geochurchi
Senior Member
- Location
- Concord,NH
- Occupation
- Retired electrician
Hi All,is a separate circuit required for a refrigerator?
Unless you are buy some humongous thing fridges are drawing less then ever. I think it's a good idea to put them on with something else. You will know if the coffee doesn't get hot but it may be a few days before you notice the milk is warm.Not required by the NEC, may be required by the stoooopid fridge manufacture.
Not required by the NEC, may be required by the stoooopid fridge manufacture.
You will know if the coffee doesn't get hot but it may be a few days before you notice the milk is warm.
Thats what I thought, but some guy's are still hung up on the separate circuit for the refrigerators.:?:?
More circuits more money. To me that is a good thing.
My work is mostly supermarkets and the company I work for runs literately run 100s of 20 amp circuits in a single store with just 1 to 10 amps of load on them. That is how the customer wants it and the company charges accordingly.
Little bit different there.
I can unplug my coffee maker turn the CB back on and stop at Caseys for coffee plus a donut on my way to buy a new CM.
Unless you are buy some humongous thing fridges are drawing less then ever. I think it's a good idea to put them on with something else. You will know if the coffee doesn't get hot but it may be a few days before you notice the milk is warm.
Thats what I thought, but some guy's are still hung up on the separate circuit for the refrigerators.:?:?
More circuits more money. To me that is a good thing. .
What if it were beer?
I was alway told it was so something else don't trip it and cause everything to go bad. Not a code just good practise.
More circuits more money. To me that is a good thing.
My work is mostly supermarkets and the company I work for runs literately run 100s of 20 amp circuits in a single store with just 1 to 10 amps of load on them. That is how the customer wants it and the company charges accordingly.
Hi All,is a separate circuit required for a refrigerator?
X2- Not required specifically by the NEC, manufacturer (110.3/B/) may say different.
Also required by those who like the warm feeling they get from dedicating a 15 or 20a circuit for something that may draw at most 6 amps.:roll:
I have a customer with a nameplate on their otherwise innocent looking 22ft kenmore frige that says 7.90 AMPS. Together wit the 1350 microwave they are tripping the breaker every now and then. :rant: