Level 1 charging

[JoeC]

Does your fridge have a 5-15 (two vertical prongs) or a 5-20 (one vertical / one horizontal prong) plug? If the latter, I would look for another circuit to charge your car. If the former, you should be ok. You may need to go to “reduced” (7.5A) or “low” (6A) if the breaker trips when the fridge compressor comes on.


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Thanks. The fridge has a 5-15 plug. I will keep an eye on it the first few times I use it to confirm that it doesn't trip the breaker.

 

[F14Scott]

I disagree with this as a forgone conclusion. Some older fridges may need a full 20A for startup current (hence my question about the plug type). I would hope that 30A would trip a 20A breaker.

Most modern / reasonably sized fridges will be fine.


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Respectfully agree and disagree. I find the brief startup pulse of an appliance will *usually* not be sufficient to trip a breaker, but, you're right, it could.

 

[GetOffYourGas]

Given the further information provided, you are probably right that he will be fine at the full 10A. I just didn’t want to assume before probing a little deeper. My other point was that he should consider using the lower setting if he runs into issues. Just something to keep in mind.


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