Well ... kind of a blanket update here.
For starters, the stove went out upstairs. I was in the middle of frying some chicken when I realised I didn't hear any sizzling sounds any more. I checked the breakers downstairs - they were all fine. I also noticed that the two ovens also were out, so I figured it must be something electrical, as opposed to appliance-related.
Then I looked at the big round glass fuses that are in a small fuse box in the kitchen, and that I assume have something to do with the stove. They looked OK, but I went out the next day and got replacements anyway. Still no luck. Another day went by, I called the landlord and he came by and fiddled with the breakers to no avail.
Next day: the elecrician. He fiddled with the breakers and a meter, finding out that the appliances were only getting 110v instead of the full 240v.
Next day: he came back with replacement breakers, only to find they were the wrong kind.
Two days later: finally came by with the right breakers, but the appliances still didn't work. An hour later, he had sorted it all out and everything worked.
After all that, the landlord told me: "You know, if he couldn't fix it, I was going to take it all out and replace it with gas!"
Next day: he came back with replacement breakers, only to find they were the wrong kind.
Two days later: finally came by with the right breakers, but the appliances still didn't work. An hour later, he had sorted it all out and everything worked.
After all that, the landlord told me: "You know, if he couldn't fix it, I was going to take it all out and replace it with gas!"
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