On 09/04/2021 19:07, Clive Page wrote:
In North America they don't seem to worry much about safety given their
lower mains voltage,

But lower voltage means higher current for the same use. So they have
proportionally more house fires, due to failing connections carrying
that much higher current, combined with the US favouring timber frame
construction rather than bricks and mortar, compared to UK

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