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   "Rick"  wrote in news:jfh822$a7o$1@dont-email.me:   
      
   > I'm in the UK where we use a standardised 13A fused plug which is   
   > usually connected to a 230 volt 30A ring main for ordinary household   
   > appliances, with obviously heavier feeds for things like kitchen   
   > appliances such as electric cookers and maybe bathroom 12KW electric   
   > showers, how do they manage stuff like that stateside?   
      
   What's a fused plug?   
   Apart from GFCI outlets, most houses now have 100-200Amp dual 120V service,   
   with circuit breakers geared to the circuits they serve, be it 15A 120V   
   circuits or more powerful, such as 240V air conditioners etc.   
      
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   Han   
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