How to choose the right voltage regulator for the refrigerator

Voltage stabilizer for the refrigerator how to choose, not every housewife knows. Acquainted with our material, readers will understand that there is nothing difficult in this, and to solve this problem will not require fundamental knowledge of physics or electrical engineering.

What is a voltage stabilizer

You cannot buy a thing without realizing what it is and what it is for. Without this, it is impossible to understand which stabilizer to choose. Current, if readers remember a school course in physics, is constant and variable. That is, in the wires, it almost always does not correspond to the promised 220 volts. The difference can go up to 50 volts. And this leads to disruption of the refrigerator and its breakdown.For example, at low rates, the unit simply will not start.

Why does stress go down? Because in each apartment there are a lot of electrical appliances, and the more they are turned on at the same time, the lower the voltage becomes.

Voltage stabilizer for the refrigerator is precisely the device that helps to keep it within the required limits - 220-230 volts. Low rates, he raises, and high reduces to acceptable numbers. And most importantly, it protects the refrigerator from sudden surges in the electricity networks, which cause a short circuit and, accordingly, the purchase of a new refrigerator.

What should be the stabilizer for the refrigerator

Before telling you how to choose a voltage regulator for a refrigerator, you need to know what you need to pay attention to when buying.

Going to a specialty store, take the technical passport of the refrigerator with you. In this booklet his starting power is indicated, which will be needed when choosing a suitable model. The fact is that to start the unit you need a higher voltage than usual in the network. And when it is lowered, the refrigerator may not start.

If your passport is lost somewhere, look at the back of the model name and its number. Go to the manufacturer's website and find your model in the list of products, for each manufacturer offers to download the operating manual, which lists all the technical parameters. The manual will replace the technical passport.

Electric parameters of the refrigerator

Looking at your favorite voltage regulator for a refrigerator, how to choose the right one? It must meet the following requirements:

• work around the clock;
• have a large alignment range (from 140 to 280 volts);
• be protected from moisture, the effects of current fluctuations, to be stable in operation at low or elevated temperatures;
• have a display to show the current voltage in the network and other parameters.

And, of course, we need such a stabilizer, which will itself consume a minimum of electricity.

Choosing a voltage regulator for the refrigerator

Purchase - the completion of the selection process. Before it, you need to do a few actions that will help you buy the device, which will be needed for your unit.

By type of power network is divided into:

• single phase (220 volts);
• three-phase (380 volts).

Depending on the type of network, you need to choose a single-phase or three-phase stabilizer.

Single phase and three phase stabilizer

In addition, the types of network voltage are:

• low voltage;
• with high;
• with hopping.

In the first case, the device will raise the indicators to the desired level, in the second - lower, and in the third - level, protecting it from fluctuations.

After finding out these parameters in her housing maintenance enterprise or in a company supplying electricity, the owner can choose a voltage stabilizer for her apartment or a country house.

The store can offer a choice of several types of stabilizers:

• relay;
• electromechanical (servo);
• electronic.

Electromechanical, electronic and relay stabilizers

The first type is the simplest in the device (and therefore inexpensive). It is resistant to overloads, has a simple control system and meets the needs of modern refrigerators.

The second type smoothly regulates the drops, maintains accurate voltage indicators, it is inexpensive. But with strong jumps in the network, the mechanical parts of the device can break, so for summer houses and private houses, where they often include welding machines and other equipment, it is better not to buy such ones.

Electronic stabilizers are the pinnacle of evolution (and therefore they are much more expensive than analogs). The devices instantly align the indicators in the network, work silently, withstand high and prolonged overloads:

• up to 100% voltage for 1 minute;
• up to 20% voltage within 12 hours.

The service life of electronic types of devices is up to 10 years, so this stabilizer will be needed both in a private house and in a large city apartment.

What to look for when buying

Usually we choose something cheaper, being sure that misfortunes happen to everyone except ourselves. This is not the case, so it is better to spend money and buy a good, but more expensive stabilizer model.

It should fit the parameters of the electrical network at home or have a small margin of safety just in case. Buying the most powerful device in the hope that its functions will come in handy sometime may be unjustified. And money for such a stabilizer will have to pay very well.

Note that the device itself is large, so there should be free space for it. You need to put it so that the refrigerator is directly connected to the stabilizer.No carrying! Manufacturers produce floor and wall models. Therefore, if the kitchen is small, it is better to give preference to the wall model of the stabilizer.

An important indicator of the device is its accuracy. Please note that in the technical documentation it should be in the range of 5-10%, the rate of 1-3% is ideal. A larger run-up (from 10% and above) suggests that the reliability of the stabilizer is questionable.

The noise figure is also important. Together with the refrigerator unit, the stabilizer can create such a duet, from which no one in the family can fall asleep at night!

In conclusion, we note that when deciding which stabilizer of network performance for a refrigerator to buy, it is necessary to give preference to an easy-to-use model. The control system of the device must be intuitively understandable. Otherwise, you will have to call specialists on any trifle, and these are extra expenses and nerves.