A:AnswerWhen the air cools inside, it gets dense and forms a bit of vacuum, which can hold the top cover down.
Maybe you could open the drain (defrost) port on the bottom front for a few seconds, to let in some air, then lift up firmly on the cover. Be sure to tighten the drain cap back up, so warm air isn't getting inside to form ice on the bottom of your food..
Our freezer door wants to stay down sometimes, so we just lift it harder! Be careful that the top cover doesn't fly back into a wall too hard. Be careful when the freezer is empty. It's easy to move the whole freezer when opening. It needs space from walls behind or beside it. Once the food is in there, it stays in put..
A:AnswerIt almost fit into the back of my 2014 RAV4, but was a tad too tall. So, it went in on it's side.
If you transport it on it's side, you will need to leave it upright for about 2 hours before plug-in and power up.
"To let the refrigerant settle"..?.
A:AnswerMine is running around 70 watts (about .6 amps) but I don't have it set the coldest. This will vary slightly depending on how cold you have it set. Note that power varies in the freezing cycle. I also assume there is a spike at turn on.
A:AnswerI just added a few baskets that i already had laying around. I'm sure there are other stores that may have a better choice of different styles and sizes.
A:AnswerSome devices with compressor motors, fan motors etc don't use much power while running, but use a LOT when started from a dead standstill.
My 7 CF Insignia runs fine using a Xijia 3000W (Peak Power 6000W) dc 48v to 120V ac 60HZ Pure sine Wave Solar Inverter. Using a 600w PV array feeding my 48v battery bank, my freezer (plus some other loads) runs quietly. Seems like the load only needs 300w on average.
However, I didn't like seeing the voltage drop during compressor start-up when using a Xijia Pure sine Wave Inverter 2000w dc 48v Inverter to ac120v (Peak Power 4000W). This is a Back-up inverter to run sump-pumps if the 3000 watt inverter dies.
These inverters have a power-on soft-start (AC volts slowly increases to 120v in a few seconds), but it's of no help after the inverter is running for a while, and the freezer turns off and on at random. That's why I over-sized my inverter to 3kw.
A:AnswerI had this happen and when the power was turned back on, the freezer came back on too. Perhaps if you flipped the breaker off & on immediately, it would take up to 3 minutes to reset, but that was not my experience.
A:AnswerIf your fridge doesn't draw any more starting current than this little freezer, you could probably get away with it. But it's best for your home's wiring and circuit breakers as well as the appliances if each compressor is on a different breaker's circuit from other compressors. In the rare event they both cycle on at the same time, the heavier starting load will not be all on one breaker and wiring run. It doesn't have to be a dedicated circuit for most home appliances as long as other heavy electrical loads are not on the same breaker. Motors generally are more sensitive to voltage variations than most other electrical loads. This guideline ensures less voltage drop when each compressor starts up.
A:AnswerI have my freezer outside (in the shade) during summer in Lake Elsinore and it is performing well. At first, it would not get below 11-degrees, but then I set it on a pallet so the vent's air flow could better circulate, and now it is at 0-degrees. I haven't even noticed an increase in my electric bill yet.
