• Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    That demonstrates a fundamental ignorance of how electricity works.

    Voltage is only half the power equation. The other half is current. Power = voltage x current

    So if a kettle on 110V can draw twice the current, it will have exactly the same amount of power and will heat the water in exactly the same amount of time as a kettle on 220V that draws half the current.

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      8 months ago

      Bro, 15a is pretty much standard with 20a outlets being the exception. Still, most appliances are only 1500w in the US.

      Yes obviously you could custom make a 4500w kettle that ran on 115v but nobody sells one.

      Your comment demonstrates a fundamental ignorance… What? Who talks like that. Stupid pedantic fool.