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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by Kirby64 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @12:02PM (#37309892)
No it's not. It's just against code if they use a NEMA 5-15 outlet. If GP used NEMA 5-20 outlets and the appliance used a 5-20 plug, then there's no issue.

Many commercial appliances use 5-20 plugs. Also, lots of commercial cleaning equipment seems to use 5-20, which is why you see businesses tend to only use 5-20 outlets.

I'm not aware of any kettles that use 5-20 plugs but I bet they exist somewhere.

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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by lbourdages on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:37PM (#37312800)
Yep my kitchen outlets are all the 20-amp specific ones, with the T slot.
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by inferiorhuman on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @07:21PM (#37315494)
IIRC NEC requires 20 amp circuits for the kitchen. However the only time I've seen a 5-20R in a residential kitchen is after the electrician got done with mine (he insisted code required the 20 amp receptacles).
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by Kirby64 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @10:40AM (#37322845)
It's not required, but it is allowed. And, the only thing you need to do is swap a 5-15 for a 5-20. No other work needs to be done and it's all compliant.
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by briHass on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @04:31PM (#37328600)
He's incorrect, unless it was a single receptacle. Meaning one outlet, the typical top/bottom (duplex) receptacles don't count.
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