"ransley" wrote in message
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On Sep 20, 10:55 pm, wrote:
Hello,

I just purchased a 7 CFT Magic Chef Freezer from the Home
Depot. The place that I want to place it is about 6 feet from the
nearest electrical outlet. Reading the manual it states not to use
extension cords of any kind. Is the reason they put this on for fear
the consumer will try to use a standard electric cord and cause a fire
or is it something else? I plan on getting a 15A with a 14 gauge or 12
gauge wire. The line that it is attached to goes to a 15 amp circuit
and seeing that it hasn't tripped he line while it is running I should
be ok. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Nick

7 cu ft, what does it pull 100 watts? Likely only 100- 150, Gee maybe
20 ga would work.

Right on. My top freezer, frost free frig draws only 75 watts during normal
operation.
Starting the compressor motor is another issue.
I'm sure the manufacturer is concend that a low line voltage condition plus
a long extension cord could eventually burn the motor.

Even though my fridge uses 75 watts, the starting current is 7.5 amps.