01-08-2023, 06:08 PM
(01-08-2023, 05:48 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(01-08-2023, 01:33 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: The Kitchen outlets in the Netherlands are interesting. There are quite a few of them, and they are all on separate circuits. But our house has only 7 circuits total. The kitchen ones are all on separate circuits but shared with bedrooms, halls, etc. It seems strange, I would have thought copper wiring would be the expensive part but it seems heavily optimized for reducing the number of circuit breakers.
Very interesting! Much different code from here.
In Ontario, I believe kitchens are required to have outlets on dedicated circuits every 6' around the counter. Ones near the sink must be GFI protected. Others rooms only require outlets every 12', but placed to avoid the need to run a cord across a doorway. Lots of detailed rules, of course.
I think the code for kitchens has changed. It used to be that the outlets were split each box had two 15 amp circuits. Now they seem to do a joint 20 amp circuit with a 20 amp receptical.
But yeah, the 7 circuits was a huge shock. Especially since that includes high draw appliances like the dryer, oven, dishwasher, and washer (the later two have heating elements to heat the water) all use a standard outlet so there aren’t even any high amp breakers. The service is only 40 amps at 240v with two phases. (Equivalent to 80 amp service here)