16 Jan 2009 4:05 PM:
Hi,
Having lived in Spain for a while (not on your polaris site), most houses are on a 5.75 kw supply and you do have to be mindful of how many appliances you have on at one time.
You SHOULD NOT change or upgrade the supply breaker in the sealed/locked outside meter box yourself. If you did, this would be noticed when the Iberdola meter reader comes around and you would be in SERIOUS trouble, fined, denounced etc. You can of course pay to have a higher rated supply, to avoid tripping. However in Spain the power supply is flakey and we have many power blips and cuts. It is best to put surge protectors on your laptops/TV's etc.
Hope this helps, Chris & Rick
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Iberdrola (electricity)
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