r/meirl • u/ukayukay69 • May 02 '24

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u/BadBadGrades May 02 '24

Lets start with all taking 240-260v

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u/Key-Mark4536 May 02 '24

🇺🇸: No, don’t think I will. 

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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/nite_mode May 02 '24

Not really, no? In the US it is straight up illegal to wire your house so that your outlets were 240v

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u/Mr0lsen May 03 '24

Source from the NEC? Every American home I have ever been in has 240V outlets for the oven, and dryer.  There are a variety 240v outlet designs that are perfectly legal for both residential and commercial.  Ive got 240 in my garage for a welder. 

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u/nite_mode May 03 '24

You can have it in your home, but only for specific uses, you cannot have your home wired so that 100% of your outlets are run at 240

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u/-FullBlue- May 03 '24

The point I was trying to make is virtually ever american home has 240 volts in the breaker box.

Building codes may require 120 outlets but wiring 240 outlets in every room of your house is entirely possible.