Actually, the dual voltage (120/240VAC) infrastructure is not too bad to
deal with. Appliances with a high power draw - stove, oven, water
heater, well pump, for example - require 240 V, but each has a dedicated
circuit. Nearly everything else - lights, receptacles, kitchen
appliances are 120V. You do need to set up your 120V circuits so there
is a balanced load with each phase of the 240V providing fairly equal power.
-p
On 4/8/2020 12:48 AM, David Mann wrote:
You can never put too many outlets in a kitchen. We have a similar arrangement
to you for the outlets and it's just enough. One of the outlets has a USB
charger built-in. We also have the dishwasher on a switch to prevent little
fingers from accidentally activating it.
We had our entire switchboard replaced when we installed the kitchen. Partly
because the old one contained asbestos and the kitchen work would have require
drilling into it, but also to get the entire house protected with earth-leakage
breakers (due again to little fingers).
That dual-voltage system must be a pain in terms of infrastructure.
Cheers,
Dave
On Apr 7, 2020, at 11:33 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi!
Hmm. Well, we're to code for here. I rebuilt the kitchen in 2016 and everything
passed the building inspector afterwards nicely. It failed inspection before I
did the job… The building was built in 1973 and had dismal wiring in the
condominium units … I've ripped out all the electricals and upgraded everything
throughout the condo to modern spec and capabilities.
That wall behind the sink now has three standard 110VAC outlets spaced about
1.3m apart to provide power for countertop appliance use, plus the switching
for undercabinet lighting and the garbage disposal unit. They're all-weather
sealed outlets inside and all properly grounded. I have two more on the
opposite side of the kitchen at each end of the other main work counter, and
one in the refrigerator nacelle. Each side of the kitchen is a separate circuit
with its own breaker protection. There's also the 240VAC high load circuit for
the stovetop, convection/microwave oven, and dishwasher on the sink side. I
went all out to provide sufficient, safe circuits and power because before I
redid the kitchen there was just one 110VAC and one 240VAC circuit for
everything, and only two poorly placed outlets.
A little TMI, I'm sure. I had too much fun designing the kitchen and
re-laying-out the electricals for the condo. Never mind all the other projects
and upgrades… :D
G
—
"Simplify, simplify, simplify.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
"One 'simplify' would have sufficed." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Apr 7, 2020, at 12:28 AM, David Mann <[email protected]> wrote:
I think it would be illegal to have electrical sockets that close to a sink
here.
Cheers,
Dave
On Apr 7, 2020, at 9:33 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote:
I've been putzing about the condo today with the camera.
Dining Table - Santa Clara 2020 :: https://flic.kr/p/2iMGYtD
Red Sofa - Santa Clara 2020 :: https://flic.kr/p/2iMGYv2
Mexican Bear - Santa Clara 2020 :: https://flic.kr/p/2iMCvAE
Kitchen Sink - Santa Clara 2020 :: https://flic.kr/p/2iMGYwj
All made with Hasselblad 907x and the XCD 21mm f/4 lens, ISO 200 @ f/8.
Great art...? LOL! But it's fun and I'm getting to know the camera pretty well
now.
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