Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V?
by Blackthorn on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:35PM
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Haha, I can't get it at all here. It's not a matter of paying an absurd price that will get you a PhasePerfect for 10% of it. It's a matter of it just not being available at all.
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V?
by bluGill on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:02PM
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Have you really asked? Generally it is possible if you pay, but expect to pay $100,000+ to get it. Most neighborhoods don't have the right wires to you pay paying for all new poles and wires to your neighborhood.
That said, a few cities/states don't allow 3 phase to residences in their building code. However most do allow it, and so it is just a matter of convincing the power company to run it.