Adventures in "what were they thinking?"

[arib]

The electricity in our entire apartment runs through four 15-amp fuses. I just figured out that one of those fuses, (i.e. 25 percent of our unit's electricity) runs one outlet.

Wha?

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[mbarr.livejournal.com]

Ac unit?

[arib.livejournal.com]

No. It's on the kitchen wall furthest from the window.

[mbarr.livejournal.com]

Maybe large appliances? Microwave? Toaster? Etc etc!

[arib.livejournal.com]

Maybe, but it's poorly placed for that purpose.

[arib.livejournal.com]

Maybe, but it's poorly placed for that purpose.

[kayre]

Refrigerator? They actually are often on a dedicated circuit.

[arib.livejournal.com]

No, the fridge is plugged into another outlet that shares a circuit with the kitchen and pantry. It was running when the fuse blew.

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

How old is the kitchen, and could it have had the refrigerator in that corner when they first built it before someone changed things around N years later?