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Date: 27 Aug 2025 21:25:08 GMT
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:06:20 +0100, Graham J wrote:


> But I've read that in the USA most houses have a 230v supply for
> electric cookers and the 115v supply is really only for lighting.  Is
> that in fact true?

Most residential service is split phase.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-phase_electric_power

I use propane for cooking so I don't use 240 at all. In the winter I have 
a couple of space heaters to supplement the gas furnace but they're 1200 W 
and use the 120 receptacles. 

> Which third-world country is this?

I don't know about the OP but much of the US resembles the third world 
when it comes to infrastructure, particularly in the rural states. I'm not 
that far from town but conventional cable never made it here and I 
certainly don't expect to see fiber in my lifetime.