> An electric tea kettle that didn't take an hour to warm up would be very nice.
I've been using electric kettles in north america and whilst they take longer, we're talking 5 minutes not an hour.
Some hyperbole can be appropriate but you're just being disingenuous here, or you've never actually used a kettle.
An electric tea kettle that didn't take an hour to warm up would be very nice.
My well pump runs on 120v, and when the motor kicks in the whole house knows.
240v has lower voltage drop over distances, puts off less heat due to lower amperage for the same wattage, and since we're dreaming, we could switch over to a sane plug design like Type F or G instead of A and B.