My own frigge draws 4 amps.

As to a fridge drawing 'about 10 amps' at start up that means little.

How much a motor draws at start up depends on how long you are taking the measurement for.

I bet a fridge at start will draw over 50 amps at start up if I set my meter for 100 Milli-second peak record.

Set the meter for a 1 second peak and you will see much less current.

Breakers are designed to deal with inrush currents.


Bob Badger
Construction & Maintenance Electrician
Massachusetts