Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Victor Sack" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Edwin Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> "Victor Sack" > wrote in message
>>>> It is not about the power at all. There is nothing wrong with 110V for
>>>> home use. It is about where and by whom 110V-grinders are produced.
>
>> You didn't get it. Pity, in more sense than one.
>
> Thanks, but I don't need your pity.
>
>
>
>> Personally, I would never even consider buying anything that was
>> possibly manufactured in China/Laogai. If faced with no choice, I would
>> rather buy that reverseless Panasonic, or else a German-, Czech-, or
>> Polish-made manual grinder. Or do without.
>
> Your choice.
>
>> As to 220/240V circuits in US homes, they are actually there quasi by
>> default - 220/240 volts is the basic service into most US houses, except
>> older ones.
>
> No shit. I've wired a few houses in my day. My point is, the typical US
> kitchen does not have a 22V line and there is realy no need for one.
> Commercial, yes. You can get all the power you need from a typical 110V
> grinder.
>
>
>> There are three wires coming into the house: two 110/120V
>> ones and the middle "common" which is attached to the cold water pipe
>> (but there is also a fourth, "ground" wire).
>
> Victor, you really should learn the code. We don't use water pipes any
> more.
>
>
>> However, the outlets *are* available in many houses and I have
>> seen them myself.
>
> Yes, for dryers, ranges, large air conditioners.
>
>> The question here is solely whether they are already
>> availalble or can be easily installed in a particular house where a meat
>> grinder or another 220/240V appliance is desired.
>
> As I stated, the question is one of practicality. There is no logical
> reason to install a 220 line in a US kitchen for appliance use.
>
>


I would *love* to have a 220V outlet in my kitchen, and one of those
British 3500+ watt electric kettles that will boil a liter of water in
20 seconds. But i can't find one of the kettles, and it doesn't make
sense to wire the new outlet until I can actually use it.

Bob