Posted: 10/20/2014 9:25:59 AM EDT
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blackoperations' thread got me to thinking about how heavy a loaded fridge or freezer can be.
Most of the time this does not matter, but when the power is out and you wish to plug in an extension cord from a generator, then the heavy appliance with the hidden power cord becomes a bit of drama. Then 
For those places in your home where the power plug is hidden, and it would be epically good to be able to reach the plug sometimes. Why not get a power strip that has a short extension cord and "move the outlet" a few feet right, left, or up. To allow easy access to the power plug by mounting the power strip at a convenient location. Hope this helps |
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Only one caveat to that. I have two freezers on the back porch that I had plugged in to a strip.........Well, I think both freezers must have kicked on at the exact same time, and tripped the stupid little fuse that is on the strip, and both of my freezers thawed out!!! I like the extension cord idea, but get one that doesn't have the stupid little breaker in it!
If it can happen, it will happen to me. Doc |
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My refrigerator backs up to the coat closet under the stairs.
I rewired the refrigerator outlet to be powered by a cord with a plug, then rewired the actual powered outlet to the other side of the wall inside the closet. Under normal operation, the refriegrator is plugged into the outlet behind it, which is plugged into the new outlet in the closet. If I need to run it off a generator, I just unplug the cord in the closet and plug it into the extension cord from the generator. No need to move the refrigerator. I want to build a small battery bank that will keep the fridge running for a day or two on its own. That will be plugged in between the outlet and the cord under normal circumstances, and still give me the ability to run the refrigerator and charge the battery bank from the generator. |