• Revan343@lemmy.ca
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      3 days ago

      American wiring is center-tapped ~240V; typical 120V outlets are from line on either side of the tap to the neutral, while dryers, stoves, etc. are 240V line to line. So they would have wired it like a stove, but then put in a euro style plug instead of a stove plug

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      3 days ago

      Technically it wouldn’t be to us code. It would be way smarter to just install a NEMA outlet and use an adapter, or even better just replace the plug on the kettle.

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      3 days ago

      You just run 220 from the panel to it. Almost every US house has 220 outlets for the dryer and stove anyhow. All you’re doing is using a different shaped plug, and like, wires are wires, they fit into a euro plug the same as they fit into a NEMA plug.