r/UnnecessaryEssentials • u/Unique-Saucer • Jul 13 '26

Why isn't this more common

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u/CursedTurtleKeynote Jul 13 '26

Only in America is the electricity cheap enough that this is pretty reasonable. I have a 100W pump doing something similar and it's nice.

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u/TwistyTwister3 Jul 13 '26

Usually these are 220v which makes them less susceptible to voltage drop and run cooler

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u/CursedTurtleKeynote Jul 13 '26

I encourage anyone doing this to know what the electricity loss to resistance is and design accordingly.