Two years in a row, a 20amp circuit has tripped when we on vacation and we lost everything. This is a dedicated circuit just for the freezer. I have a 12 cf freezer which I think draws 7 amps and a small fridge for drinks that pulls 6.6 amps. It appears we may have had a power outage during our absence also.
By Tom
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Your too close to your 20A max for that breaker. When the compressors of the fridge and freezer turn on, they spike the line and if they both do it relatively close to eachother, the breaker will tip from overload. You need to upgrade the breaker to a 30A and make sure that the wiring is able to handle that much of a load. Make sure your using some 3C-12Gauge wire for those outlets since its only spike load, but 3C-10Gauge would be best.
If this is too much, you should just move the fridge to another outlet and you'll stop having this problem.
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