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Old 06-21-2021, 05:49 PM   #34434
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Originally Posted by ApK View Post
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.

ApK
Thanks ApK - so it was the amperage not the voltage that makes the difference. Appreciate the clarification.
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