They use the same as a fancy ones do. They use what is billed as kilowatt hours of electricity.

greeshmateja!!
Please don't give negatives so freely, especially when you received a correct answer.
Your question was not 'I wanted units/time.'
A fridge, like most appliances, runs at 60 HERTZ. My new fridge is 3.5 AMPS (amperes), so is efficient and cost effective. It uses far fewer WATTS or KILOWATTS than my old one did, and saves me about $30 month over my previous one.
I am in the US. I don't know what appliances do in other countries.

greeshmateja does not find this helpful : i wanted the answer in units/time

Since you are a RUDE SOB here it goes.


Well MORON... THEN where in the HELL is that asked in your Question?


what units of electricity is consumed for a basic type of refrigerator


Well it isn't. Besides being too damn dumb to write a grammatically correct sentence with Capitalization and punctuation... YOU think everyone can read minds too.

You GOT exactly what YOU asked for... if you don't have the common sense to ask for something specific when you want something specific... thats a shortcoming of YOUR mental faculties... not mine.



Ever LOOK at an electric bill? Ever look at the specs in a store? Obviously not.


I'll bet this is homework and you Violated those rules too?

Even you should be able to understand this... click on the blue words bellow , it will take you directly to the rules for homework.

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/other-subjects/announcement-font-color-ff0000-u-b-read-first-expectations-homework-help-board-b-u-font.html



And besides what part of Kilowatt hours can't you understand? Kilowatt is a UNIT... hours is TIME. That's how energy usage is defined.


Perhaps its time to repeat elementary school. You have a problem with comprehension of the written word.


Because my answer WAS in Units and time... cripes... people get dumber by the day.

The usage of energy for a refrigerator depends on how dirty the coils are under it and how often you open it. An average refrigerator can run on 3.5-4.0 amps, but when starting the amperage can be around 18 amps for a split second, which is why you never put a refrigerator on the same circuit as a microwave or another appliance. If we multiply amps x voltage we get approximate wattage. So, 3.5 x 120 = 420 watts. Now, wattage use is a constant but voltage and amperage are not, so when voltage drops amperage rises and if voltage drops too much the compressor will burn up from too high amperage. Ideally, the voltage should be about 130 which makes everything run better in the US, but during periods of high load like when everyone's AC is running voltage can drop. If you ever have your lights go very bright in your home you could have a loose ground which can happen to older homes (one needs to have connections in breaker box tightened after a few years) you need to call the power company or you can have a fire. I hope this helps. DrTom4444