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Twice the voltage == half the amperage for the same wattage. Are UK kettles higher wattage?
by softbuilder 6mo ago
Twice the voltage == half the amperage for the same wattage. Are UK kettles higher wattage?
- mrwh 6mo agoActually yes, around double the wattage. It's one of the things English people notice when they move to the US (true!).
- gib444 6mo ago3000 glorious watts
- bombcar 6mo agoUS circuits are about 15 amps; UK ones similar - but twice the volts. So a US kettle is about 1500 watts, a UK one 3000. You can get commercial water boilers in the US if you need.
- rootusrootus 6mo agoor just use an insta-hot tap which is infinitely faster than an electric kettle. or a plain old kettle on an induction cooktop which will also be faster than a single purpose electric kettle.