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Emailed my landlord recently, asking him to replace my stupid basic white Gorenje gas stove with an electric thing. With the price of gas scheduled to skyrocket, I didn't want that thing in here, sucking money away any longer than it needed to be. His reply:
'I would very much like to do this, but unfortunately the apartment does not have the corresponding high-voltage line (400 volts and 5 phases), so such an installation currently seems impossible. Unfortunately we have to live with the situation.'
WTF?! Fuck this shit.
- The stove doesn’t use THAT much gas though. Probably not even cheaper for electric for just that appliance. Electricity is also going up. Mine doubled.monospaced
- Wouldn't gas be cheaper, given the inefficiencies incumbent in burning gas to create electricity, and the transmission losses in getting it to you?Nairn
- I'm asking 'cos I genuinely don't know. Obv the base logic is a bit skewed by pricing caps and energy market rate, etcNairn
- That sucks. Here it’s 240v, 3-phaseGnash
- Thank fuck, electricity in Munich is mostly hydroelectric, solar, and wind.Continuity
- Embrace a raw food diet. Along with cold showers.shapesalad
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- the stove top plates does not need 400V, it just needs 220V (Ikea for example). the separate oven needs 400V, i think.api
- similar issue here, LL won't stump for a new circuit to support an electric oven, so we're getting a gas one. Old school but the best for Yorkshire puds...MrT
- Your gas stove isn’t going to cost that much. It’s the heating bill you should be worried about.OP31
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Now that things are getting chilly again, I'm questioning how low I set the boiler's water temp a few months back, *BRRR.Nairn - I use my oven as a natural gas kitchen heater on the coldest days.monospaced