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by bonzini 2668 days ago
I checked now and the fuses are 15 A + 15 A, but the utility company disconnects me if I go over about 4 kW (18 A), or over 3.3 kW for more than a few minutes.

My sister-in-law has an induction stove, so she gets 40 A and the stove is connected directly to a separate bigger fuse.
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burfog 2668 days ago
That is really strange. Here, the utility company would be happy to have you buy lots more power.

Are you lacking a meter? Is the utility company unable to read your meter remotely and unwilling to send a truck out to read it? This would explain things, in which case you'd want to charge batteries (for free!) whenever you don't need all the power you have purchased.

Fuses are weird too. Those went out of style 60 years ago.

Maybe you will find this weird: I have a device that lets the utility company cut the power to my water heater. They can remotely activate it if they are having problems. In exchange for having this, I get a discount.

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rypskar 2667 days ago
>>Fuses are weird too. Those went out of style 60 years ago.

In my language a breaker is called an automatic fuse, so easy mistake to make

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bonzini 2667 days ago
No, they can remotely read it. Italy had one of the first smart grids in fact.

It is just the standard here to only buy 3.3 kW unless you have induction stoves. Having more power available costs a little more, and on top of that you pay for what you consume.

As to "fuse", my mistake as I am not a native speaker. I meant breaker.

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