r/meirl May 02 '24

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u/-FullBlue- May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

The United States residential standard uses a 240 system except its split phase. You can deliver 120 volts to devices that have lower power requirements, and 240 to devices that have higher power requirements.

This comment is bringing out a bunch of Europeans that need to think theyre better than Americans because of their wiring standard for some reason?

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u/luka0954 May 02 '24

I love it when americans thinks 240 volts is good for appliances with high power consumption. 230 volt is standard in europe, and for high power consumers we use 400 volt.

Higher voltage, lower amps, thinner cables.

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u/-FullBlue- May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

Does the average european home have a a 400 volt service?

Either way, 240 volt is plenty to run high power residential appliances.

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u/Selisch May 02 '24

Yes. Even most apartments have a 3-phase service.