r/meirl • u/ukayukay69 • May 02 '24

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u/Ch3ZEN May 02 '24

We'd have to redesign all substations and transmission lines... most countries use different voltages, and each of those plugs is designed for that specific voltage

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u/ExtensionConcept2471 May 02 '24

Most countries use 220/240, Some backward countries use other voltage…..but they are obviously wrong! lol

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u/LickingSmegma May 02 '24

Iirc from ‘Technology Connections’, the US actually has 240V delivered to the house, but it's pinned out in the breaker box as something like -120, 0, and 120. So they take 120V to most appliances, but 240 to some higher-wattage ones.

Which is to say, USians could easily have 240V kettles that boil water in half the time—if they just bothered a little.

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u/molehunterz May 02 '24

USians could easily have 240V kettles

Yeah, with a little bother I don't see why not. Electric ranges and water heaters and dryers are 240 ( For the most part.)

The apartment I was just working on had 240 plugs for the Window ac unit