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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by laurencerowe on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:38PM (#37312021)
That sounds almost as bad as what we have to deal with in the US!

I live in an early 20th century apartment in San Francisco and I quickly learned not to run my 1.8kW kettle at the same time as my 1.2kW microwave as it would consistently trip the power.

More annoying is when the fridge compressor motor starts up while running either as that also trips the power.

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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by unethical_ban on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:32PM (#37312728)
I just moved from a place where, if I ground my beans and then turned on the kettle or toaster, I could hear the motor slow down.
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