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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Most electric ovens are. 220-240v anyway.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

AFAIK almost any appliance labelled/presumed to be 220V in the US is actually 240V unless it was made before the 50s, because we aren't allowed to have nice things (like accuracy)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes. The USA switched our mains voltage from 110/220 to 120/240 about 50 years. There is a tolerance built in (10%) so that if a circuit is actually running at 100 or 220 then its within specs. A 120v circuit can run anywhere from 108 volts to 132 volts and be within spec. Its a pet peeve of mine when people say 110/220.