• ilmagico@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    You’d be surprised at how much it could cost to run a new 240v circuit, especially if your house doesn’t have a crawl space or an easily accessible attic.

    (I’m mostly talking about the US here. this probably doesn’t apply to Europe an other places)

    • Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz
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      9 months ago

      Don’t all electric ranges already run on 240V? Why would you need to run a new circuit? I mean I’ve seen houses where the owner chose to install a gas range but the electric line was already in place. I’ve only ever seen one apartment that had gas but no electric service in the kitchen, so I guess I’m not seeing the problem?

    • ExLisper@linux.community
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      9 months ago

      It’s like every day I’m learning about new thing that just works in Europe but is completely broken in US. Are they choosing wrong solutions on purpose?

      • ilmagico@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        Sometimes it feels like that ;) I’m sure there are cases where it’s the other way around