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Thread #87938 Message #1646280
Posted By: Amos
11-Jan-06 - 10:41 AM
Thread Name: BS: Shock Risk from AA Batteries/Water?
Subject: RE: BS: Shock Risk from AA Batteries/Water?
Dazbo, all US mains are 110V 60Hz; UK mains are generally 220V 50Hz. US houses have outlets all over the house including the bathroom and kitchen. Modern ones use Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters for outlets near sinks, though older houses do not.
US houses do often contain 220V stoves, heaters, and the like but they are powered by ganging the 110-volt circuit.