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I don’t know about the US, but in Germany it’s common that the individual or two plates of the induction stoves have their own 380V cable and breaker.

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North America has one 240v plug for the whole appliance, 120v is what’s used for regular electric items.

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The US often has some appliances wired for 240V; I assume stovetops are, but IDK. Large appliances have their own breakers. I was told that if we wanted to install a built-in microwave, it’d require a new, dedicated wire and breaker.

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A lot of places have code requirements that the microwave have its own breaker even though they’re almost all 120v; it’s because they use almost all the amps on the 120v circuit so you tend to trip the breaker if you have anything else big going on, like an electric kettle or a vacuum cleaner.

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Yeah, in the US for an electric range you’re looking at a single 240 volt split phase 30 amp circuit.

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