ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 6 days agoDerail any conversation by mentioning "microwaving your water" rulediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square216linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days 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-up0·edit-25 days 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.
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.