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boden

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
A 7 cu ft refrigerator is a fairly small load. I wouldn't worry about
heating. The bigger worry is accidental disconnection. Use a new
extension cord of the needed length and put a bit of duct tape around
the connection between the refrigerator plug and the extension cord
receptacle.