On Sat, 13 Oct 2018 19:53:18 -0500, Char Jackson
wrote:

230V service? Where do you live?

Next to the pole with a new 240V transformer.

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So the answer is that both ‘some of the world’ and the U.S. distribute
240 volts to homes, apartments, shops, offices, and many other types
of buildings.
http://thednetworks.com/2012/06/10/w...s-use-220240v/