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Mains voltage is typically 120V here, instead of 240, so it takes a while to boil water with an electric kettle.
by rland 8y ago
Mains voltage is typically 120V here, instead of 240, so it takes a while to boil water with an electric kettle.
- peterwwillis 8y agoUh, you don't need 240V at all. With 120VAC an electric kettle takes half the time of a traditional kettle to boil water. It also shuts off automatically, so no annoying whistling. [1] https://slate.com/human-interest/2005/11/forget-your-stove-top-kettle-go-electric.html https://slate.com/human-interest/2005/11/forget-your-stove-t...