“What is the surge and steady state AC current consumption. Please don't repeat the 15-20 amp fuse statement. I'm considering buying an emergency generator to power this & will need more exacting specifications than the 15-30 amp approximation. Thanks”
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Thank you for your reply. I'm not so concerned abut the STEADY running current which your averaging approach would indicate. Since I'm buying an emergency generator exclusively for the freezer, for economy sake I'll not have the ample spare capacity as your 9000-watt generator, and have to consider the peak surge current. Somehow, Whirlpool is very shy about revealing the information. The best I've seen is from an equivalent GE freezer. There they mentioned a steady state current of 5 amperes and a surge of 3X or 15 amperes. I know it is not fair to stick you with my question when Whirlpool is not forthcoming with such engineering data. Sorry.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I know what you mean, you need watts to go with your generator rating. So I have this unit and my generator doesn't flinch when it cycles on, but here are some numbers. The freezers energy rating is 466 kw per year so if you divide that up by 365 days in a year you get 1,276 watts a day. So that's not very much power spread out over a day. Like I said my generator doesn't even notice it, unlike some devices like a compressor, oven or dryer that I have. I'm pretty sure even a small generator could run this freezer. I hope this helps. My generator is 9000 watts, a big one I would say, it runs my whole house. I think a portable 2,000 watt could run this no problem.
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