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Electricity voltage for Great Britain?
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I'm having a new electric shower installed. On the box it states: 8.7kW (230V) 9.5kW (240V). So I presume the kilowattage of the shower is based on the voltage of the electricity supply. But what is the standard voltage here in Great Britain, is it 230V or 240V? I always thought it was 240V, but think I also read somewhere that it was being standardized to comply with EU regs.
So what have I got, is it an 8.7kW or 9.5kW shower?
So what have I got, is it an 8.7kW or 9.5kW shower?
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this should help looks like it remains 240 in the UK
Following voltage harmonization all electricity supply within the European Union is now nominally 230 V � 10% at 50 Hz [1]. For a transition period (1995�2008), countries who previously used 220 V will use a narrower asymmetric tolerance range of 230 V +6% −10% and those (like the UK) who previously used 240 V use now 230 V +10% −6%[2]. Note that no change in voltage is required by either system as both 220V and 240V fall within the lower 230 V tolerance bands (230 V �6%). In practice this means that countries such as the UK that previously supplied 240 V continue to do so, and those that previously supplied 220 V continue to do so. However equipment should be designed to accept any voltages within the specified range, and in practice most do so.
Following voltage harmonization all electricity supply within the European Union is now nominally 230 V � 10% at 50 Hz [1]. For a transition period (1995�2008), countries who previously used 220 V will use a narrower asymmetric tolerance range of 230 V +6% −10% and those (like the UK) who previously used 240 V use now 230 V +10% −6%[2]. Note that no change in voltage is required by either system as both 220V and 240V fall within the lower 230 V tolerance bands (230 V �6%). In practice this means that countries such as the UK that previously supplied 240 V continue to do so, and those that previously supplied 220 V continue to do so. However equipment should be designed to accept any voltages within the specified range, and in practice most do so.
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