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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)

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ExLisper@linux.community ⁨8⁩ ⁨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?

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- ilmagico@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Sometimes it feels like that ;) I’m sure there are cases where it’s the other way around
  
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Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨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?

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- ilmagico@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  Why would you need to run a new circuit?
  
  If you have a gas range and wanted to switch, and all your other outlets in the kitchen are 110V, you’d need a new circuit (yes, we’re talking about the USA here, if you’re from somewhere else I understand your confusion).
  
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  - Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    No, I’m in the US, I just have seen almost no houses that didn’t already have a 240V three-prong outlet installed for an oven. The places I have lived (except for that first apartment) didn’t even have a gas line available to the kitchen. Maybe this is just an issue with much older homes along the East coast?
    
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    ilmagico@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    If your house, like mine, was all set up for a gas range and a gas oven, why would it have a 240v outlet (and yes, the house was built in the 50s, but it’s on the west coast). But of course, houses that are all wired for electric ranges, maybe not even have a gas line at all, like some apartment I lived in the past, will already have a 240v outlet.
    
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