January 18, 2023, 01:00 PM
Skins2881Electrical cord / extension cord help.
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Originally posted by Flash-LB:
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Originally posted by mark60:
I'm with radioman and nothing else gets plugged into the fridge outlet. I installed led undercabinet lights and plugged them into the same outlet as the fridge. The first time they were on and the newish fridge kicked on I needed new undercabinet lights.
I charge both of our cell phones and both of our Kindles on the same outlet the fridge is on and have for 18 years at this point.
No problem.
For the most part unless you have a subzero or other high end fridge the refrigerator is on the exact same circuit as half the kitchen/dining room outlets. It's very rare to have a dedicated fridge circuit. So plugging into the fridge outlet or half the other kitchen/dinning room outlets = the same damn thing.
I had a microwave plugged into my fridge outlet for well over a decade before I got a newer mounted microwave with required a dedicated circuit.
I have zero reservations about plugging anything into my fridge outlet.
January 18, 2023, 02:26 PM
slosigYeah. Unless one was involved in the wiring of the home, or has done a research project, it can be surprising (and annoying) how much stuff one wouldn’t expect is on the same circuit…
January 18, 2023, 02:33 PM
Flash-LBquote:
Originally posted by Skins2881:
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Originally posted by Flash-LB:
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Originally posted by mark60:
I'm with radioman and nothing else gets plugged into the fridge outlet. I installed led undercabinet lights and plugged them into the same outlet as the fridge. The first time they were on and the newish fridge kicked on I needed new undercabinet lights.
I charge both of our cell phones and both of our Kindles on the same outlet the fridge is on and have for 18 years at this point.
No problem.
For the most part unless you have a subzero or other high end fridge the refrigerator is on the exact same circuit as half the kitchen/dining room outlets. It's very rare to have a dedicated fridge circuit. So plugging into the fridge outlet or half the other kitchen/dinning room outlets = the same damn thing.
I had a microwave plugged into my fridge outlet for well over a decade before I got a newer mounted microwave with required a dedicated circuit.
I have zero reservations about plugging anything into my fridge outlet.
As should everyone else. Flipping a breaker and going around seeing what quit working can be very eye opening.
January 18, 2023, 03:50 PM
NavyGuyLate to this conversation. One, the Sonos surround sound speaker draws very little. I wouldn't worry about it overloading the refrigerator on the same circuit especially if the frig was on a deducted breaker as most are. As far as drilling through and connecting with an extension cord; I don't get the issues. Is abrasion on the hole and issue, or it is it just a code thing.