Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V?

Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by Tuna-Fish on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @06:54AM (#37305834)

Note that the 3.7kW element can only provide all that to a single vessel if it covers the entire area of the element.

The resistive element submerged in the water dumps very nearly 100% of energy into the water. The stove heating the kettle has many more sources of loss, but mostly that it first heats a piece of metal, which is not fully submerged in water.

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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by the_mitsuhiko on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @08:12AM (#37306545)

In theory, in practice the induction heating on a regular pan is faster than my kettle by almost three times. YMMV on type of kettle and induction hob used. But it generally means that if you live in the US and you have an induction hob, there is absolutely no reason to buy a kettle.

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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by rightbyte on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @12:07PM (#37309965)

You might want to decalcify your kettle.

Edit: Wait. Are you using a frying pan to heat tee water to make it faster?

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