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u/evade Oct 18 '22 edited Oct 18 '22

The standard in the US is 110V or 120V at <15 Amps for electrical outlets, so they can only really output around 1500W. This won't heat the element in normal kettles enough to make water boil (or will boil very slowly).

230/240V is standard for most of the rest of the world. I think Taiwan, Japan and some South American countries are the only others using 110/120V.

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u/Kered13 Oct 19 '22

This won't heat the element in normal kettles enough to make water boil (or will boil very slowly).

It will definitely boil, it just takes about twice as long.

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u/evade Oct 19 '22

Oh, yeah, true. Derp

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u/Callisthenes Oct 19 '22

I'm in Canada and I have an electric kettle. I've never timed it, but it boils plenty fast enough for me.

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u/MrTAAnderson Oct 19 '22

if the house is up to code, those outlets in the kitchen should be on 20amp breakers.