Not so negligible! If your fridge draws, say, 1500 W while it’s running, then it releases 1500 W of heat into your living space PLUS the heat it’s removing from its interior. That’s pretty substantial while it’s running! But hopefully it’s not running full-tilt 24 hours per day lol
That would be one hell of a fridge if it did! But my number was meant as an illustration of how the math works, not necessarily accurate to any specific refrigeration device.
The heat is moved outside the environment
The heat also came from that environment in the first place. So a fridge doesn’t actually heat up a house (ignoring the negligible losses)
Not so negligible! If your fridge draws, say, 1500 W while it’s running, then it releases 1500 W of heat into your living space PLUS the heat it’s removing from its interior. That’s pretty substantial while it’s running! But hopefully it’s not running full-tilt 24 hours per day lol
A fridge definitely doesn’t draw 1500 W continuously. You might be thinking of the start-up surge power draw
My double-door draws 300 W while the compressor is running (average power is obviously a lot less than that)
That would be one hell of a fridge if it did! But my number was meant as an illustration of how the math works, not necessarily accurate to any specific refrigeration device.