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  • Dimal
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    Should still allow for catchup with regard to line voltage...
    Lots of areas still operate at a nominal 240V despite the standardisation to 230V.

    Mal.

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  • speleomike
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    850W / 240V = 3.54 Amps but round it up to 3.6 anyways.

    But our "official" voltage is no longer 240 V but has been dropped to 230 V several years ago so it will probably pull a bit less current than this and not run at 850 Watts, that's a maximum.

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  • pamount
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    I looked underneath my new Russell Hobbs toaster and the sticker just says 220-240v, 50-60Hz, 715-850w.
    Last edited by pamount; 26 December 2019, 06:27 PM.

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  • Dimal
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    From the website. this one draws 1.85KW - ~7.7 Amps.

    This one doesn't have the power spec's listed anywhere but I would allow 1.0KW - 4.2 Amps.
    Should be listed on the manufacturer's label under the toaster...

    Mal.

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  • pamount
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    I tried looking in the instruction book for my old 4 slice Breville toaster and I couldn't find how many amps it uses. It's the Breville 4 slice "Lift & Look Plus" BTA380, as per this link

    https://www.breville.com/au/en/produ...rs/bta380.html


    The Russell Hobbs 2 slice toaster I bought on sale, as part of a breakfast pack, is described at this link (as it happens, my Breville electric kettle wasn't always turning itself off when the water boiled. I bought it over a year ago).


    https://au.russellhobbs.com/products...d-kettle-black

    Again, I don't know how many amps this Russell Hobbs toaster uses. I just know I haven't experienced a problem so far.

    I've had the Breville toaster for some time and I don't know if it got damaged somehow when I moved house. I know my old fridge stopped working soon after I moved house and I wound up buying a new fridge.
    Last edited by pamount; 26 December 2019, 01:29 AM.

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  • Dimal
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    Yep, understand that Ok.
    Just making the point is all...

    Mal.

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  • noidle22
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    Originally posted by Dimal View Post
    If the problem isn't obvious or simply rectified, then of to the appliance repair shop it goes.
    There's no parts support for any toasters unless it's a Dualit (may possibly be more but they're the ones i know). I barely ever see toasters for this reason. Just last week i had a Breville toaster come in which needed a new power cord. I use quality silicone sheathed cables and including the labour, i charged as low as possible to make it viable for the customer otherwise they just would have gone and bought another one. It was pretty tight.

    Toasters and other small kitchen appliances have been relegated to hobbyists now really.

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  • Dimal
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    I don't think any of the advice offered by the any of the professionals here is beyond standard home maintenance practice.
    No one has suggested that he attacks any of the innards, wiring, elements, etc...

    Even my 92 yo mother knows how to do basic troubleshooting on appliances like toasters without causing risk. If the problem isn't obvious or simply rectified, then of to the appliance repair shop it goes.

    Mal.

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  • speleomike
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    Hi Pamount

    Stop reading these posts about what to do :-)

    Either get it checked out out by a qualified electrician who can use a PAT (Portable Appliance Tester) for shorts and earth leakage OR cut off its lead and send it to the local councils electronics recycling place.

    If it fails a PAT test then it still is probably repairable. Just a clean and rewiring by a qualified electrician. Much better for the environment to get it fixed. This might cost you more than getting a new one.

    Mike
    I'm also glad I don't live in his Unit :-)

    Posted in the interests of safety.
    Last edited by speleomike; 25 December 2019, 08:24 PM. Reason: Added "qualified electrician" in case it was not obvious.

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  • pamount
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    (cough, cough) My Russell (cough, cough) Hobbs 2 slice toaster (cough, cough) works fine now.

    (I stopped using my Breville 4 slice toaster. I was told a 2 slice toaster would use less amps).

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  • Yelta
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    Originally posted by 338 View Post
    How many water traps do you use Ninja?
    I've got an old rabbit trap down in the shed, does that count?
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  • pamount
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    I shook my toaster upside down and got a lot of crumbs out. It does have a crumb tray.

    After that I made toast. I boiled water in my electric kettle at the same time, to simulate the times the switch turned off in my smart meter. Apart from a slight smell from the toaster, nothing bad happened. I guess I just need to clean the toaster more often.

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  • fatboy_1999
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    We had this happen once and it turned out to be a tiny bit of wire causing the trip. I gather it came loose from somewhere within but had landed in a place that caused a trip every time we clicked it down.
    A good clean helped to find it even though there were not a lot of crumbs at the time.
    If your toaster does not have a removable tray at the bottom, then perhaps you are better off with a new one.
    I thought the removable tray was pretty much standard over the last 20 years.

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  • 338
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    How many water traps do you use Ninja?

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  • level3ninja
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    I just tip the whole toaster upsidedown and rattle/tap it to get the extras out

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