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> Euro standards are 8-10A 240V circuits. Hrm, which country is that? Something between 13 and 16 amps is normal everywhere in Western Europe that I can think
by rsynnott 2y ago
> Euro standards are 8-10A 240V circuits.
Hrm, which country is that? Something between 13 and 16 amps is normal everywhere in Western Europe that I can think of, at 230V.
In Ireland, any random kettle that you buy is likely to be 3kW (pedantically, 2.99kW); you do sometimes see 2.2kW ones, generally _very_ cheap ones.
- avidiax 2y agoThis was a kettle bought in Germany, then used in Switzerland. The Swiss outlets in my recent construction apartment were 8A. The standard allows a different outlet with higher amperage but I only ever saw that in commercial settings, similar to US 20A outlets.
- rsynnott 2y agoRandom German 3kW kettle: https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_grundig-wk-6330-1766478.html https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_grundig-wk-6330-176647... That said, 2.2kW kettles definitely do seem to be more common there than here in Ireland (where 13 amp outlets are standard).