Why Does My Freezer Keep Blowing The Fuse?
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A freezer is an important appliance in a home after a fridge; it is often used to store extra food such as meat, pots, roasts, etc. How would you react if you woke up one fine morning to discover that the roasted turkey you prepared for Christmas had rotted? Of course, you would be shocked and frustrated. But why did this happen?
A possible explanation is that your freezer stopped working overnight, even though it was working perfectly the day before. All in all, a likely cause is a blown fuse. Fuses form an integral component of electrical devices and many appliances face the issue of blown fuses. It can be fixed though, but first, you need to identify why it happened in the first place.
Blown Fuse on a Freezer - Why Did It Happen?
For not the so technical savvy people, a fuse is just a short, thin piece of wire that has a low melting point. Fuses have a specific current rating; for example, a 3 Ampere fuse would mean that the maximum amount of current that can flow through the fuse without blowing is 3 Amperes. It is a safety device that prevents the appliance from overheating and catching fire.
A fuse blowing means that the wire melts and breaks off the circuit. You weren’t thinking that a fuse would actually blow now, were you?
- A fuse blows due to three reasons: Fuses often blow due to power surges. A power surge occurs due to many reasons such as lightning strikes, transformer faults, etc. They cause electrical overloads that result in large magnitudes of current to be carried through the wire. When the fuse’s rating exceeds, it generates heat and melts.
- Wires often get weak with time and because a fuse is a wire, it also is susceptible to degradation over time.
- Heard of a circuit overload before? It is actually a very common reason for a blown fuse. It occurs when you have plugged in many different appliances in a single socket and all of them struggle to draw the maximum amount of power. This results in a current surge that melts the fuse.
The Remedy To A Blown Fuse on a Freezer
There are three things you can do on your own, provided you have some experience in working with electricity.
- Measure the fuse rating by using a multimeter and then determine the amount of power drawn by your freezer. This is usually mentioned in the freezer itself. In the same way, determine the power rating of all appliances connected to the same socket and add them up; if the total power exceeds your freezer’s power rating, the circuit is overloaded. Free up the load by plugging all the other appliances in separate sockets.
- Unplug your freezer and inspect the socket and power cord. The power cord might be damaged, causing short circuits that may be melting the fuse. If it is, replace it. If the cord appears to be fine, check the socket. If it has loose connections, tighten them with a screwdriver.
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If the problem persists, the fuse may have weakened; replace it or repair it with an engineer. Get your freezers repaired with Go Assist today, book now.
