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I have a tiny NY apartment with ancient wiring, no 240v plugs. Upgrading would be a massive operation requiring cooperation from all the units below mine down to the basement - plus probably $50k or more.

So compared to that, $5500 for an induction stove that also had 3x the performance of the average induction stove and 5x the performance of most gas stoves looks like a really good deal.

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"performance" I love the analogy like cooking is gordon ramsey driving a rocket ship yelling at people.

Do you not have 120v or is your 120v not stable enough?

Because from the site it looks like it works with both 120v and 240v:

> Designed to fit inside most standard countertops and work seamlessly with 120V or 240V connections.

Not sure what exactly ancient wiring implies but at 120 V this thing will draw 83 A to deliver 10 kW.

CORRECTION: It only draws 15 A at 120 V, the remaining power comes from the 3 kWh battery. So you have 22 minutes of 10 kW until the battery is empty, then you have 1.8 kW

welp, I only need like 40s to boil the water and like at most 5 min to cook something off at high heat in a wok, so 22 minutes seems fine

I think that's what GP means, that this is appealing to them because others at 240v only aren't.

I'm not in the US so not that familiar (all my outlets are ~240v) with how it & appliances generally work and are marketed, but I assume the nominal 10kW is at 240, and that that drops (though it is still supported to work) at the lower voltage?

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