ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 days agoDerail any conversation by mentioning "microwaving your water" rulediscuss.onlineexternal-linkmessage-square246fedilinkarrow-up1727arrow-down110
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minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 hours agoUS outlet is 120V@20A = 2.4kW UK outlet is 230V@13A = 3.0kW It’s a 15% difference based on possible power draw. Anecdotally the stove will still take many times longer. Even compared to induction my kettle is faster. My guess is that in the UK/EU it’s not common to have powerful microwaves?
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 hours agoMost residential outlets in the US are going to be a 15A limit. You also have to reduce that by 20% for a continuous draw. UK might be able to get away with the full usage because their plugs are designed to have a fuse built in. Not entirely sure on that, though. That said, kettles are still a better option most of the time. Technology Connections has real world tests of this.
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 hours agoYeah, makes sense. The statement that “half the voltage is half the power” is what started me from another reply. Then this was the next one.
US outlet is 120V@20A = 2.4kW UK outlet is 230V@13A = 3.0kW
It’s a 15% difference based on possible power draw.
Anecdotally the stove will still take many times longer. Even compared to induction my kettle is faster.
My guess is that in the UK/EU it’s not common to have powerful microwaves?
Most residential outlets in the US are going to be a 15A limit. You also have to reduce that by 20% for a continuous draw.
UK might be able to get away with the full usage because their plugs are designed to have a fuse built in. Not entirely sure on that, though.
That said, kettles are still a better option most of the time. Technology Connections has real world tests of this.
Yeah, makes sense. The statement that “half the voltage is half the power” is what started me from another reply. Then this was the next one.