It's the first I've heard of 240VAC in American homes. Just to drift the thread a little further: was this in when the condo was built? what's the plug difference?
> On 08 April 2020 at 06:48 David Mann <[email protected]> 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. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
