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Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? by aaronsnoswell on Monday January 20, 2014 @04:07AM (#7088365)
Here in Australia in older houses it is very common for power to trip if too many appliances are running at the same time - not unusual at all.
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Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? by icebraining on Monday January 20, 2014 @04:42AM (#7088541)
Same here in Portugal. In our house, both the branch breaker as well as our main breaker will usually trip if we put too much load.
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