Wiring issues

[rhoffmann79]

I am currently in the process of turning a side by side fridge into a kegerator/ferm chamber. I have read that I should be using 12 gauge wire but as I have some extra 16 gauge sitting around I was curious if anyone knew if I could just use that instead? I don't want to short out either the fridge or the stc-1000 that I have so just wanted to make sure before moving forward.

 

[rwc_617]

How many amps will the fridge use? Is your 16 gauge wire rated for more than that? When it comes to refrigerators, FIRE is not your friend!

 

[BILTIT]

Use three 16 gauge wires in parallel to be equavalent to a 12 guage.

 

[dreaded_rust]

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Im starting a similar project this weekend.
Rhoffmann79, what sort of fridge are you using?