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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by shrx on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:59PM (#37314012)
Every time I try to charge something from a US socket the charger cable will frequently fall out of the socket due to poor design tolerances. Never an issue with EU sockets.
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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by bombcar on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @09:18PM (#37316448)
Sadly most outlets in the USA are installed by builders who buy these cheapest pieces of crap they can find.

Spend $5 or more an outlet and the plugs will work quite well.

(These kinds of things are what you should focus on if you build - materials are relatively small compared to labor and doubling your material cost on things like outlets can make a much nicer house. And if you want a UK outlet, you could get one wired up.)

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