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>start coffee maker
>start microwaving a sandwich
>breaker pops again

It isn't fair bros. Why can't we get 240V outlets in the kitchen like the rest of the world? Every house is already wired for it.

>> No.17380243

>>17380175
>he doesn't have a fixed microwave on a dedicated circuit

because you're poor anon.

>> No.17380279
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>Voltage
Nigga wat? Don't you use 16amp breakers as well?

>> No.17380287

Microwave should have a separate circuit anyways.

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cos u aren't human.

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>>17380175
>wants more volts when he's already tripping breakers

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17380897

Ask an electrician to install one of these. Can do 240V 20A or 120V 20A.

I have one in my garage for my welder and table saw.

>> No.17380921

>>17380808
If all our appliances ran on 240v, yes, tripping breakers would be a rarer occurrence.

>> No.17380940

>>17380175
At a guess, exposed NEMA 6-15/6–20R sockets in a kitchen are probably prohibited by code in the US.

You do so love your codes.

>> No.17380943

>>17380897
You can do it yourself even, wired my detached shop by myself with a youtube video.
Though OP is probably better off hiring someone given he can't do 5 minutes of research.

>> No.17380953

P-power I-current V-voltage
P = I * V
I = P/V
I is inversely proportional to V
For a given P as V is lower I is higher

>> No.17380960

>>17380943
>do it yourself
enjoy your cable fire OP

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>>17380175
>microwaving a sandwich

>> No.17380987

>>17380960
>>do it yourself
>enjoy your cable fire OP
Are you Australian by any chance?

>> No.17381001

>>17380943
>>17380987
Honestly, I would just pay an electrician and have the new circuit inspected and approved. Don't give insurance companies an inch in the event of a fire. As soon as they notice non-code electric work you'll lose everything with no recourse.

>> No.17381012

>>17380960
Been 5 years or so. Don't have insurance because it's at my cabin and isn't a legal structure in the first place.

>> No.17381192

>>17381001
100% this. Insurance companies will try to fuck you every chance they get and I was told this by a guy who owns an insurance company.

>> No.17381255

>>17380175
i live in an old building with shitty wiring that hasn't been upgraded since it was put in, probably in the 1930s. i have the same problem you do.

you're just gonna have to learn to stagger appliance usage, especially if they're on the same line.