ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 day agoDerail any conversation by mentioning "microwaving your water" rulediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square160linkfedilinkarrow-up1616arrow-down18
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minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoit really doesn’t. european houses generally receive 400V from the line, split into 3 220V phases. you guys get two 120V phases that are fully phase-shifted, rather than 120° offset, and you bridge two phases to get 240 for heavy appliances.
minus-squarewander1236@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 day agoIt’s mostly for commercial installations, but you can get 3-phase 480V here if you want it. I don’t think this has much to do with the grid, though. It’s more that we started with 120V appliances, so that’s what we built our homes to support.
it really doesn’t. european houses generally receive 400V from the line, split into 3 220V phases. you guys get two 120V phases that are fully phase-shifted, rather than 120° offset, and you bridge two phases to get 240 for heavy appliances.
It’s mostly for commercial installations, but you can get 3-phase 480V here if you want it.
I don’t think this has much to do with the grid, though. It’s more that we started with 120V appliances, so that’s what we built our homes to support.