I don't know about the 17 amps. If it is at 120 volts, it's way too much, considering refrigerators should work on a 15 amp circuit, and even when plugged into a 20 amp circuit 17 amps would be more the the standard 80% load. A refrigerator operates on a variety of amperages depending on what is running in addition to the compressor.
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