XPost: alt.home.repair, uk.d-i-y, alt.sci.physics   
   From: William_Gothberg@internet.co.is   
      
   On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 19:51:05 -0000, Mark Lloyd  wrote:   
      
   > On 12/29/18 12:06 PM, William Gothberg wrote:   
   >   
   > [snip]   
   >   
   >> In the UK we don't have that problem, my kitchen is full of 13A 240V   
   >> sockets, just like every other room, it's what I plug my kettle,   
   >> dishwasher, washing machine, bread maker, etc, etc into.  All of which   
   >> would be utterly useless on a 120V circuit.   
   >   
   > Here, I use a kettle you put on the stove, and all the others are 120V.   
      
   We stopped using stove kettles decades ago.  We're a bit more advanced over   
   here.  You just pour water in and turn it on, and 3kW heats the water   
   directly, no fucking about with heat conducting from the stove through to the   
   kettle, and leaving a hot    
   stove afterwards.   
      
   >> I thought the USA had 240V   
   >> sockets in rooms where they're likely to be needed, like the kitchen?   
   >   
   > Some kitchens have a 240V 40A outlet for a stove. Mine is built-in and   
   > hardwired.   
      
   So is mine, but my washing machine uses almost 3kW as it heats the water as it   
   fills.  Same with my dishwasher.  Same with my tumble drier.  They can plug   
   into any socket anywhere in the house.   
      
   > Some older houses have 240V (15 or 20A) sockets (for window air   
   > conditioners).   
   >   
   >> And where do you plug in a 2kW hoover?  I plug mine in any room I'm   
   >> hoovering.   
   >   
   > Probably get by with a smaller unit.   
      
   Useless if you have decent carpets and/or hairy pets.   
      
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