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David Lesher David Lesher is offline
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Default 280V motor on 230V circuit

writes:

| I envy EU houses. If we had regular 240V/30A+ outlets, I'd be able to
| buy a snowblower with real guts. The 120v@15A ones are wimpy.


So put one in.


The issue is not the outlets available in my house [but I sometimes wish
for 3 phase..].

Rather, it's the ready market of consumer appliances that would take
advantage of them. That would require many houses to have them.

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