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[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

North American ovens run on 240v, they probably just need to replace the heating element

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

But my EU oven runs on 380V-16A three-phase, because we in the Netherlands and Germany are special snowflakes.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

That's awesome. You could probably run a proper kiln in place of your oven if you felt like it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

My Finnish oven runs on 380V too, although it'd hard-wired insted of a weird plug.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Mines 5 phase. My Dad got because he works at oven.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's possible he's running it at 120v if the electrician did a bad job in the kitchen. 400v ovens are fairly common where I live and can run on 240v in a pinch (even if it's not recommended).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Not that I know such things, but I think 120V wouldn't even fully heat up an oven.