| ▲ | gwbas1c 2 days ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||
When the dishwasher has to heat the water, it's slower than from the water heater. That's because heating water from the 120 volt circuit that the dishwasher runs on is slow. (At least in North America, 240 volt countries might not have this issue.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | jchw 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I know this is common knowledge now, but just for people who might not realize it: a typical North American NEMA 5-15R receptacle will indeed deliver 120V 15A electricity, but the electrical grid is split-phase 240V. Right across from my dish washer is an electric range; most of these require 240V 30A or 50A receptacles (I think mine is 30A, but I could be mis-remembering.) So it's not like we couldn't have higher power dishwasher, but if you already have central water heating it's kind of senseless to heat the water at the dishwasher. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | spiffyk 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ah, I forgot about North America being 120 V, that would indeed explain it. IIRC that's also why electric kettles are not really a thing there while being ubiquitous where I live. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | reaperducer 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(At least in North America, 240 volt countries might not have this issue.) Central America, parts of South America, Japan, and Taiwan are also ~110 volt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country#/... | |||||||||||||||||||||||
