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On 7/3/2020 at 9:06 AM, CanadianHomeChef said:


No way to change the default (as far I  know). 

I'm assuming you are using an adapter on the Canadian model?

 

yes, with the adapter.

 

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If I was in your situation, I'd give it a try on fast.... for certain applications (like searing). The unit, from my understanding, is still 1800watts. Yes, there's a little bit of an extra draw from the adapter, but I've plugged mine (USA model - also 1800 watts but with a standard 15-amp plugin instead of the 20-amp that comes with the Canadian model) into a 15amp circuit that had a couple other things plugged in drawing a little bit of power.

 

 

I did an experiment today. I boiled around 3 L of water in a small pot. I used a kill-a-watt to monitor the power consumption. From 20 to 75, the maximum draw was 14.7 A (steady), but at it reached 80, it went up as high as 15.7A (steady). It did not tripped my breaker (I think it is 15 A) but the Kill-a-watt started beeping above 15A.

 

So this is reassuring. I will keep using medium, though. I don't need the speed of fast ;)

 

 

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dmg

On 7/3/2020 at 9:06 AM, CanadianHomeChef said:


No way to change the default (as far I  know). 

I'm assuming you are using an adapter on the Canadian model?

 

yes, with the adapter.

 

On 7/3/2020 at 9:06 AM, CanadianHomeChef said:

If I was in your situation, I'd give it a try on fast.... for certain applications (like searing). The unit, from my understanding, is still 1800watts. Yes, there's a little bit of an extra draw from the adapter, but I've plugged mine (USA model - also 1800 watts but with a standard 15-amp plugin instead of the 20-amp that comes with the Canadian model) into a 15amp circuit that had a couple other things plugged in drawing a little bit of power.

 

 

I did an experiment today. I boiled around 3 L of water in a small pot. I used a kill-a-watt to monitor the power consumption. From 20 to 75, the maximum draw was 14.7 A, but at it reached 80, it went up as high as 15.7A. It did not tripped my breaker (I think it is 15 A) but the Kill-a-watt started beeping above 15A.

 

So this is reassuring. I will keep using medium, though. I don't need the speed of fast ;)

 

 

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