Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V?
by malermeister on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:59PM
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I can't talk about Finland, but in Central Europe it's pretty common as there is a culture of house building.
In the US, a developer typically buys an entire neighborhood's worth of land and builds a bunch of houses there to sell to individuals.
Over here, the individuals will typically buy their own small plot of land and then have a house built there according to their specifications. You need to be able to run heavy construction equipment to do so.
Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V?
by djhn on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:00PM
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How esle is the home going to get renovation work and upkeep done?
Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V?
by Gravityloss on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @06:44PM
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Since you need three phase 380V for the sauna and the kitchen anyway, and probably for the ground or air heat pump too... it doesn't cost almost anything to run a cable from the electrical box and installing a three phase socket.
This shows a 32A 400V socket costs under 10 euros: https://www.taloon.com/voimapistorasia-pinta-bals-101-3pne-3...
Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V?
by Ekaros on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @06:40AM
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It is more efficient. Going from 4 wires to 5 is not a big deal if you then can have triple power. Or you can use thinner wires thus less material overall.
The split phase is two lives, neutral and ground. 3-phase is 3 lives, neutral and ground.
Is this sort of use common in Finland? It seems like kinda a waste of money and materials to install the infrastructure to allow everyone to run heavy construction equipment off their home's electrical supply.