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[–] gmtom 9 points 8 months ago (3 children)

No its electric.

Could be a US low voltage issue? Since im European.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perilex

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

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

[–] MashedPotatoJeff 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.

[–] EdibleFriend 2 points 8 months ago

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

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

Ah Yeah maybe, Canadian but North America as a whole is the same standard of 240v for ovens. It could also be I've only used lower end ovens lol.

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

That's probably true. Our electric kettles heat up much slower too for the same reason.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The only large appliances that aren't running 220-240v in the US are the refrigerator and dishwasher .Ovens, washing machines, tumble dryers, furnaces, and water heaters are all on 240 volts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In Europe, at least my oven is hooked up to 3 phase 400V. That's more than the 240 max you get in the US.

[–] CaptPretentious 1 points 8 months ago

Serious question, with that much power do you even pre-heat the oven? At that much power, I imagine you can just put the food in and turn it on.