On Oct 10, 6:54*pm, Colin Wilson
o.uk wrote:
Just picked up a new fridge, and it says you shouldn't plug it into an
extension lead...

Why the hell not ?

Its fine to do that. Saying not to can cut their customer calls
slightly though, since some issues will turn out to be due to a faulty
extension lead.

Startup current isn't an issue. A 1/4A fridge might eat 10x = 2.5A or
16x = 4A during startup, and even bell wire can handle that.


NT