On May 1, 10:40*am, Huge wrote:
On 2013-05-01, Tim Streater wrote:









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*harry wrote:

If each appliance is fitted with a "smart device", then no changes are
needed to the home wiring.
I would have thought is better to have "essential" and
"non-essential" circuits in every house.

And you think the teenagers are going to remember which socket to plug
something in to? Or the average person, come to that.

You think anyone is going to convert their existing house to that - put
all your furniture in storage, move out, have all the walls bashed
around to have a second set of cabling installed, replaster, complete
redecoration, move back in.

Dream on.

I've looked at 2 houses now that have parallel wiring systems for 110V and
BFO transformers tucked away somewhere. Most odd. I would have thought it
would have been *much* cheaper for American ex-pats to throw away their
electrical appliances and buy new ones here, and get a proper washing
machine into the bargain.



They get all their stuff transported for free. Most large power using
equipment is 220 volts anyway. Only small stuff is 110volts.

This included their cars. They used to bring over American Classics
and sell them at a profit. Mustangs Cadillacs etc.

Then they'd buy a Brit/European classic (Jag, Aston Martin Ferrari
etc) & have that transported back for free to sell at another profit.