scott wrote:
>> The most thirsty device I've found so far is... the kettle. It uses in 
>> excess of 3,000 W for the entire duration that you try to boil water 
>> with it.
> 
> That's about the most you will get out of a UK mains socket (230 V x 13 
> amps), but you'll probably find your electric cooker uses more when you 
> have everything switched on (it's usually wired directly into the 
> distribution board, so probably can't test it with your gizmo).

You're right: I can't. I have a gas cooker. ;-)

I just find it bizzare that this huge washing machine, spinning away to 
violently that it's deafening to stand near and you'd probably be 
injured if you touched it, uses about 5% of the power of a teeny little 
kettle. Far out!

I'm currently measuring the fridge. Surprisingly, it uses a whole 100 W 
when the compressor is running. (I was expecting lower.) OTOH, it 
doesn't run for long...

PS. 230 V? I thought it was 250 V...

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