“I'd love the Upright freezer for garage. Only problem; it'd be plugged in the same outlet as our existing side-by-side, which causes fuse to blow. Bought appliance extension cord for our deep freezer, but believe it led to its quick demise. Help?!”
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You can never run two such appliances on the same circuit. Have an electrician run a new circuit for one of the appliances.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You need to find an outlet that is on a different breaker than the one the current side by side is plugged into (which sounds like a 15 amp circuit - because a 20 amp circuit should handle both the fridge and the freezer; my freezer is plugged into the same circuit as another large chest freeze without any problem). The appliance extension cord should not be a problem because the freezer does not draw that much current and should not cause a significant voltage drop at the freezer, assuming the extension cord uses 14 gauge conductors and isn't longer than 50 foot or so.
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