Power Usage

[Cronk]

When I got solar panels installed about 18 months ago, I also got a product that measures the power use of various circuits. Usage is measured by CTs (current transformers). So I can measure the power consumed by the AC, the oven and circuits in the kitchen power string. How much power do you think my fridge takes during the night when it is not being opened?

 

[Minty]

How big is it? And does it have a Invertor type compressor

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Age, capacity in cubic feet, energy efficiency rating, and quality of the door seals all figure into that one. Also, if there is a heat source near the fridge that is active at night (like maybe in winter, a heating duct), that also contributes. AND we cannot forget air flow over the heat exchanger at the back of the unit.