In article , "sinister" wrote:

Except that the same microwave and fridge were on that circuit when we moved
in, and the owner herself had been living here for a few months when we
moved in.

The refrigerator doesn't draw the full 13 amps the whole time it's running,
and probably the microwave doesn't either, so the two together won't
necessarily trip the breaker every time.

However... if the building is old enough to have so few circuits in the
kitchen, (a) the circuits may be only 15A, not 20A, and (b) the wiring is
likely not in the greatest shape either. The two should not be on the same
circuit. And the toaster and hair dryer *definitely* should not be on that
circuit *too*.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.