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I wish the article would have mentioned how many W or kW the electrical draw was limited to.

• Scoundreller 5y ago
  Appears to be two types: 15A and just 120V ( I guess they bridge together the two phases?) that is manually resettable. The other is 240V and 15A and auto resets, which I guess limits you to 15A on each side of your home (have fun figuring out what’s on what side): https://ucahelps.alberta.ca/utilities-disconnection-and-load-limiters.aspx https://ucahelps.alberta.ca/utilities-disconnection-and-load...
  • jeroenhd 5y ago
    1800W seems more than enough to run household appliances like an electric stove. It won't be comfortable, but it's not the "starving to death" situation the article claims. I can see the value in these limiters, because without them people will quickly sink into debt not paying their power bills. Of course, the underlying problem (poverty, sky-high energy prices) needs to be dealt with, but that can only be done with aid of the government and a social safety net. Lacking that, limiters can at least keep costs down. That said, the $104 bill you get for having this stuff installed is bullshit. Limiters can be a tool for preventing poverty, but sending a large bill to the poor is a clear sign that these things aren't installed to help anyone.
    • Scoundreller 5y ago
      In North America, if they bridge together the two phases to give you 120V only service, your electric stove, the big one, (and electric water heater if not gas) won't work at all. I don't mean work poorly. I mean zero heat output whatsoever. Of course, a toaster oven or a single-plug-in burner will still work, but you'll have to coordinate.