06-25-2008, 11:04 PM
I have a kill-a-watt and I noticed that my fridge uses about 120-140W when the compressor is running, (and an additional 60W when I open the door, yes, the lamp is 60W). Anyway, sometimes there is a different sound, not as noisy as when the compressor is running, then the the fridge uses 700W! I saw sometimes also 400W, but 700 seems to happen more often. after a few minutes of 700, the compressor starts and the power drops to 130W.
What's going on? this is supposed to be an defrost-free fridge, and indeed, there is not much ice on the inside. Is this some sort of heater to melt the ice?
What's going on? this is supposed to be an defrost-free fridge, and indeed, there is not much ice on the inside. Is this some sort of heater to melt the ice?