alt.energy.homepower

In <7i9he3la4cvpjpejouo730qvr6gkqm2313@ >, on Wed, 12 Sep 2007
22:55:44 -0400, Neon John, no@ wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:18:55 -0400, Steve Ackman
wrote:
>
>>Model: GE GSL25IFRF BS
>>KW duration: 311 hours
>>Energy use: kWh
>>Avg. power: watts
>>Running power: 122 watts or 127 va @ VAC
>
> kWh per day. Not bad for a side-by-side. What year model is this?

There's no year given on the dataplate, but since
we got it June last year as a scratch'n'dent/floor
model from Home Depot, I assume it's late 2005 or early
2006.

>> Dataplate rating: 110-127 VAC amps
>>
>> The big question: WHY does the data plate inside
>>the refrigerator give a rating of amps when the
>>thing draws just over ONE amp when running?
>
> That's probably the draw when the defrost heater is on. 1344 watts seems about right
> for a defrost heater.

I guess that probably is most likely. I wouldn't
have imagined such a huge heater, and while the KAW
was on it, I never saw any readings other than 0, 2,
or the 120-125 range while it was running.

Now that I think about it though, I guess if you
want to heat only a very localized area, lots of heat
for a short duration does it much better than less
heat for a longer time period.

> See if you can catch it on the defrost cycle sometime and see.

Next time the KAW is on the fridge, I'll try to
catch it, but I suspect it the defrost cycles are few
and of fairly short duration.