alt.energy.homepower

"Steve Ackman" wrote in message news: @ ...
> 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.
>

We have a Freezer on top model that is the same age andit runs at 120W as well. Seems to be the norm for the latest comsumer
consumables.

Cheers