Wednesday, Apr 17, 2019 at 21:54
The above information is a good way to
check the fridge 240v element.
However, if you have a common wattmeter often sold in ALDI or Jaycar you can use it to
check if the fridge draws any and how much power it consumes if it actually operates.
First make sure the power point the fridge uses does run other appliances, to
check the power point supply.
Then plug the Wattmeter into the same power point and it will read the supply voltage, ie, checks there is power/voltage there.
Then plug the fridge into the wattmeter and you should see the Watts and Amps by simply changing the reading mode.
If the 240v heater is around 150w rating it will/should be drawing approx that wattage reading on the screen.
If not, then as mentioned, the element may be burnt out or the selector switch of the fridge may not be operating correctly and not connecting the 240v element to the power source. Using a wattmeter/power meter is a safe way to
check if safe multimeter use is not an option.
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