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> and it runs just fine drawing 1500W.

You think that this is "just fine" because you've never experienced the glory that is a 3kW kettle!



I just get 99C water from a tap next to my kitchen sink. Why do people still use kettles?


Because they don’t have a spare few grand for an instant hot plus installation


You’re off by an order of magnitude. They are a couple hundred bucks and an easy DIY job.


It's a couple hundred bucks if you can DIY it, which most people cannot or are not willing to do


Japanese water boilers keep it boiling so there's no wait at all!




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