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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by bialpio on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @06:29PM (#37314982)
Gotcha, so I guess it'll only protect from electrical hazard but fire hazard is still going to be there...

Breakers are probably going to be a bit cheaper and easier than opening all the walls to redo the circuits though...

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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by sbradford26 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @06:45PM (#37315132)
Yeah your AFCI in theory is supposed to help reduce fire risk. Since failures like that cause arcing. But yeah it will be around $60-$80 per breaker, but there is definitely cheaper than ripping open walls to re-run wires.
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