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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by margalabargala on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @12:32AM (#45742656)
As far as I can tell, there are a single digit number of municipalities on the planet where two phase power is available. Do you have more details on that I can read? There's not a ton of.info on Wikipedia and I'm interested to know more.
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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by buzer on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @02:00AM (#45743167)
If you are asking about some stoves that can be installed that way, there is for example FÖRDELAKTIG from Ikea. The manual is at https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/manuals/foerdelaktig-induction-ho..., you can find the wiring options from page 13.
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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by margalabargala on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @10:51AM (#45747604)
That is fascinating. I was unaware this existed.

Thank you so much for sharing this. I learned something new today!

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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by jcynix on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @04:21AM (#45744113)
Take a look at the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Europe_Synchronous... power grid. You have three lines of 230V between each pair, and you can connect appliances with either two or three of the lines, depending in their power needs.
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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by joha4270 on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @05:09AM (#45744417)
That link isn't really a source for residential 3-phase power.

Almost every electrical network is 3 phase distribution, the matter under debate is if you bring every phase to each house, or if a phase reaches every third house.

Anecdotally I have never seen an electrical panel without three phases, but when I went looking it was like trying to find a source for the fact the sky is blue.

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