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electric hot plate wiring?

i was old to becareful how i wire up a hotplate cuz it could be done as a single phase and the power company will freak out.....what are they talking about?

i have a bunch of scrap parts and i am making a really nice powerful one out of all the parts.gonna heat up a big pot in no time. can it be wired up wrong for the power coming into my house??????

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  • SMDave
    Lv 5
    7 years ago
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    Hot plates can be dangerous. You need more electrical knowledge than demonstrated in this post if you are going to make your own. Why not just buy one of whatever power you need? You can get them used if you are worried about price.

    Every hot plate that I have seen has been single phase. Every residential house that I have ever seen has been single phase. Power companies don't freak out, fire marshals do. You can't make a hotplate out of scrap parts.

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