On 06/11/15 20:10, bert wrote:
In article , S Viemeister
writes
On 11/4/2015 11:51 AM, Capitol wrote:
Martin Bonner wrote:
Re US machines: do they typically run at 120V or 240V? If the former,
that might be one of the reasons for hot-fill. (It's hard to get more
than 13-16A through a plug+socket, and 16A at 120V takes a long time
to heat anything - same reason boiling-water taps are more popular in
the US.)

Normally 240v

No.
US _dryers_ are normally 240v. Washers are normally 120v.
Perhaps commercial machines are different, but US home washers are
generally _not_ 240v.

What's the max power they can normally support at 120v?
15A seems to be a general rating for a circuit.

so 1.8KW more or less.


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