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Ok, that makes sense! I guess I just assumed that US wiring would typically be rated for higher currents to compensate for the less efficient transmission. It
by colonwqbang 6y ago
Ok, that makes sense! I guess I just assumed that US wiring would typically be rated for higher currents to compensate for the less efficient transmission.
It didn't occur to me that Americans would settle for having less power than the rest of the world, it seems uncharacteristic somehow :)
- bregma 6y agoI'm sure 1% of Americans have 30 amp circuits in their kitchen and the help can boil water at twice the rate. Most Americans support this because they consider themselves just temporarily embarrassed by low-powered kettles.
- marcosdumay 6y agoWe choose wiring gauge mostly by the "how large can it be while still moving well inside a wall?" factor. So, it's not surprising different places use the same one.
- colonwqbang 6y agoOn the face of it, it would be equally unsurprising if wiring was dimensioned to fit the needed power output. But you are right of course.
- mulmen 6y agoAmericans have 240v to the house. My dryer and oven are 240v. Just the general utility outlets are half that.