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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago (9 children)

120V vs 240V.

One has much more power available to achieve the same in a different time.

For example: I can easily boil 0.5L to 100°C of water in about 2-3min.
And the kettle is rated for 2kW.

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (5 children)

actually that the why they are slower. most plug in devices in the usa are limited to 1.5 Kw. weather you used a 120v or 240v current it would just change how many amps it draws

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

2 kW @ 120 V is 16.7 A, which exceeds the 15 A limit on most household wiring in North America. To be able to achieve that you’d need to get a 20 A rated circuit installed by an electrician which means pulling out and replacing the wiring with a heavier gauge.

The advantage of 240 V rating in the UK is that you can draw more power with less current, so you don’t need the wiring to be so heavy for a high power appliance like a kettle.

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

yes. a 1.5 kw heater at 120 and a 1.5 kw heater on 240v would draw different amps but they would heat water at the same rate.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

It was mentioned above that British kettles are 2 kW, not 1.5.

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