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Re:A glut has used-car depreciation accelerating by LeifCarrotson on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @09:16AM (#15081251)
The USA uses 120V for outlets and lighting, but most buildings have what we call "split phase" where 240V is available between two opposing sine waves. A neutral down the middle gives you 120 from either of these phases. Large appliances run on 240V dedicated circuits, the rest are 120.

And 4600 KW is only a couple tons. You'll need more than that for a 5-ton central HVAC to cool an average house in a hot or humid area.

Re:A glut has used-car depreciation accelerating by mlonkibjuyhv on Thursday August 24, 2017 @05:21AM (#15088687)
What's a ton in this context? I'm hoping it's not the mass of the unit, but what do I know.