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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb
I believe the voltage difference means that 220V countries' electric kettles work faster. So starting tea can be very quick.
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Since I knew that the voltage itself should not make a difference, a little Googling taught me that typical UK household appliance circuits are 230v at 13 amps, allowing them to deliver around 3000 watts, which is a LOT more than a typical US 110v 15A or even 20A household circuit, so typical kettles can be made a lot more powerful over there, and thereby heat faster. There's my new thing I learned today. I had assumed UK circuits would be fewer Amps, yielding a similar total power as the US. You guys must have great power tools over there.
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