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Anonymous10/05/25, 19:29No.2948960Electricity is gay
Why does my power go out when I have a 1000w microwave and a 2000w induction cooktop running both off the same plug board?
How's that different to having two different wall plugs?
Do I need to rearrange my wiring because I'm scared of fire and shit?
Like, split high power things between different wall plugs?
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Anon10/05/25, 19:38No.2948964
your gay and american
>Do I need to rearrange my wiring
Either that or stop being american, then you may be able to pull 5kW from any socket.
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Anon10/06/25, 00:06No.2949023
Insulated gloves and turning the power off is also gay - just grab those wires and put them where you want them. It's fine.
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Anon10/06/25, 19:45No.2949253
It's about how many amps you're pulling in a given moment. If you're drawing 120 volts through on any breaker in your home, and you have the stove and microwave on the same breaker you might pull too many amps for that individual breaker.
You should find either a different outlet that's on a different breaker for your microwave or rewire the outlet you want to go to a different breaker.
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Anon10/07/25, 01:47No.2949327
1000w= 8.3 amps + 16.6 amps= you're tripping the 15 or 20 amp circuit breaker. You need to find a receptacle that isn't on the same circuit or install a dedicated circuit for the cooktop
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Anon10/07/25, 10:22No.2949367
Wire gauge in the wall is much bigger, meaning it resist less with high currents, so you're not using a plug board as an electric heater.Thanks anyway, I now know why amerimutt houses are burning much more often than any other people's ones in the entire world.
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Anon10/10/25, 04:18No.2949968
>Why does my power go out when I have a 1000w microwave and a 2000w induction cooktop running both off the same plug board?
You are drawing too many amps for the circuit breaker. Power = amps x volts.>How's that different to having two different wall plugs?
Depending on how the circuits in your house are arranged, it might not be.>Do I need to rearrange my wiring because I'm scared of fire and shit?
Not if they installed your circuit breakers and wiring correctly. The wires won't be damaged before the circuit breaker trips.>Like, split high power things between different wall plugs?
They need to be on different circuits.>why are multiple outlets allowed to be on the same circuit
Because most things you plug in don't eat that much power.
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Anon10/10/25, 05:22No.2949975
I doesn't matter, every plug board has a wattage rating and it should be safe, if you don't go over it
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Anon10/15/25, 12:54No.2950951
>Why does my power go out when I have a 1000w microwave and a 2000w induction cooktop running both off the same plug board?
>How's that different to having two different wall plugs?
>Do I need to rearrange my wiring because I'm scared of fire and shit?
>Like, split high power things between different wall plugs?
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Anon10/17/25, 18:36No.2951349
>Why does my power go out when I have a 1000w microwave and a 2000w induction cooktop running both off the same plug board?
to prevent you retard from setting your place on fire>1,5mm2 = ~21A max, 2,5mm2 = ~30A max
regular sockets are almost always capped at 16A and you are already stressing your wirering with 12,5A (or with close to 30A if you are a burger lmao) with your little setup