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		rootusrootus on Aug 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? (20... Zero. The 195F tap is not the same one you use for normal hot & cold water. The normal hot water in our house is set to 140F (we do not have any small children or elderly, if we did I might dial it down to 120F).

tiborsaas on Aug 30, 2023 [–]

Fair enough, my girlfriend is mad when I use the hot water and later she suddenly "burns" her hand with ~50/60°C water :)

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