Wade Ekstrom wrote:

Some background ... I am not an expert with electricity, but trying to
learn as much as possible ...

... I just recently moved into a new house and my question(s) is in
regards to appliance installation into my unfinished basement. "Lack
of power" seems to be prevalent in this case.... 15 amp fuse on
breaker, with a 115 volt outlet, labelled for wash machine. The dryer
has its own 30 amp breaker and 230 volt outlet. I have a "sump-pump"
that has its own 115 volt outlet and a 30 amp breaker nearby as well.

I just purchased a small 10 cuft freezer that in the manual is asking
for its own seperate circuit at or near 20amps (energy rated at
312kwh); is this power requirement out of line of industry norm?
Could I add this to the same outlet as .. say what I currently have my
washer on? Or should I call in an expert and have them install
another circuit for my freezer?

I agree with HaHa. The separate circuit recommendation is
for protection from possible food spoilage and has nothing
to do with power draw. You can put the freezer on any 15 A
circuit (heck you could put 3 of the things on a 15 a
circuit); there is no reason for it to be on a 20 A
circuit. I have a 17 cubic foot freezer in my garage that
is on the same circuit as my tools and lights. The circuit
breaker has never tripped even when a 1 hp motor (rated 12.2
a) is running. Recognize that that freezer uses very little
power and won't run very often if you keep the door closed
and full of frozen food or frozen jugs of water. But, since
the basement is unfinished, install another 15 a line just
for the freezer if you are worried.