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Default 280V motor on 230V circuit

David Lesher wrote:
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| 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.



Get UK/commercial appliances, they're out there.
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