• @ashok36
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    9 months ago

    Making better kettles is easier when your entire electric grid is optimised for it.

    Seriously, 220 volts will just always get you a faster boil than 120. It’s physics.

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        29 months ago

        We have 400V/16A, three phases, in kitchens for the proper stuff. That’s 19kW, if I remember correctly. Your strong power is like our standard power (240V/16A).

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          9 months ago

          not a kitchen appliance plug, but 38.4kW(400*32*3) standard one. I love living in Europe.

      • @Aux
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        19 months ago

        Here in the UK you can have 240V x 32A with three phases. That’s how you get domestic 22kW chargers for EVs, lol. Regular single phase kitchen wiring is 240V x 32A giving us 7kW hobs.

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        9 months ago

        With our standard 240/16A you’d get 11’000 W, that water will boil itself just thinking about that much power

        Also, it uses much less copper, and there are fewer resistance losses

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        29 months ago

        Most kettles in the UK are 3,000W.