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Kettles in the US are underpowered and slow. 3kW is pretty normal for a kettle in Europe as everything runs at 230V.

• bdamm 7y ago
  It isn't the voltage that improves the time, though, it's the power. So are you saying that wiring in Europe uses the same or better circuit breakers (e.g. 15A or 20A) at the higher voltage, thus providing more power? Or that the wires in European homes are of equivalent gauge to wiring in US homes, but due to the higher voltage, can therefore carry more power?
  • semi-extrinsic 7y ago
    AFAIK, in Europe you find either 10A (2300 W) on older installations, or 16A (3680 W) on newer installations. This is for your regular wall sockets. Then you can get bigger stuff for your garage etc, you have 230V three phase in either 16A or 32A (blue connectors, physically incompatible across amperages) as well as 400V three phase in 16A and 32A (red connectors, again foolproof), i.e. 22 kW max power, generally only available if you have a new-ish house and you're running some sort of industrial equipment.
  • pjc50 7y ago
    Both in UK. 32A ring mains at 240V powering sockets up to 13A each. https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/6.3.3.htm https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/6.3.3.htm
    • laurencerowe 7y ago
      Running multiple kitchen appliances at once without tripping a breaker is a convenience I miss now living in the US.
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