David Hansen wrote:

Indeed, if the house electrical system is designed that way.


Although my fridge and freezer is on an unprotected circuit I have a
smaller freezer in the garage on a protected circuit so 2 years ago
when I came back from holiday to find the RCD tripped I reset it
forgetting about the freezer in the garage.
Two weeks later I remembered the freezer in the garage. You can't
imagine how much even frozen solid rotten fish stinks.

Kevin