ECN Forum Forums Code Related Discussion NEC & other Code issues 240V Receptacle in Kitchen

Install a NEMA twistlock recptacle and cord cap for the applicance, that way the AHJ knows that only that appliance can be plugged into that recptacle. I am not sure off hand which recptacle you would need for 3kw or 3000 watts 240 volt.

That's not a kettle, Hutch! That's an engine boiler!! Hahaha :P

Just a saftey note...you do realize that if you hook up your 220 volt kettle to an American 220 volt socket it will be across two lives, instead of a live and neutral.

I wonder if this can be dangerous...considering the contact with water and such....

A Greek friend of mine (computer geek) who brought his huge 220-volt only high-speed laser printer from Athens hooked it up to a Nema 6-15 socket....it works fine....so I guess it shouldn't be a problem if the equipment is well designed, right?

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Sven (Still boiling water for tea over a gas burner )

If it's a British electric kettle, there will be no problem running it across two 120V hot legs. Both line and neutral on British-Standard appliances are insulated to the same level. If the switch on the handle is single pole, then the element will stay energized at 120V when it boils and switches off, but that's no big deal.

Just for info: recently installed 20A 2 pole GFI breaker; cost $80. They do exist, but you pay dearly!

I own a 500W kettle. You fill it up in the evening and plug it in. In the morning it has hopefully reached boiling

(I barely dare to use it. It is all metal and make strange noises as it heats up. My dad bought it when he went to high school a long time ago)

Don't own 1 of those fancy tea kettles,but I've got a microwave that can heat it before a cat can lick.......well you get the picture.