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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by jcynix on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @04:21AM (#45744113)
Take a look at the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Europe_Synchronous... power grid. You have three lines of 230V between each pair, and you can connect appliances with either two or three of the lines, depending in their power needs.
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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by joha4270 on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @05:09AM (#45744417)
That link isn't really a source for residential 3-phase power.

Almost every electrical network is 3 phase distribution, the matter under debate is if you bring every phase to each house, or if a phase reaches every third house.

Anecdotally I have never seen an electrical panel without three phases, but when I went looking it was like trying to find a source for the fact the sky is blue.

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