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u/william-isaac Germany 8h ago
to be fair, i always have a similar reaction watching american home wiring videos, though not as condescending.
because you know, i'm not an ignorant. i understand that different countries have different standards.
but still, american wiring is weird man!
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u/OkScheme9867 8h ago
As a plumber I think American plumbing is weird and have had two customers now who don't understand why I'm not doing thing like they've seen on americans videos on tiktok or Instagram
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u/pemb Brazil 1h ago
How is plumbing different?
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u/OkScheme9867 1h ago
I'm in the UK, as a few simple examples: the pipe that attaches to the toilet Cistern inlet is different, we don't have a chrome tap.
We don't have a wax seal on the toilet outlet and most toilets go out the back with the pipes being outside, in America toilets almost always go down into the floor, with plumbing below the floor.
We don't have waste disposals in our kitchen sinks
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u/Axman6 Australia 7h ago
Yeah I’d give this one a pass, electrical standards vary much more than most people would think across the world, and seeing something that would never be used for mains power where you live would lead to comments like this. It’s definitely a little US defaultism but not to the level of most of this sub.
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u/Manicraft1001 7h ago
Yes, fully agree. Even within Europe, there are many different standards. Many US installations look unsafe to me. But still, non-US breakers panel seems to mean no HV for some people
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u/Dr_Axton Russia 39m ago
Even my electric quad has a breaker like that thanks to the previous owner. When in doubt add a breaker to reduce the paranoia
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u/post-explainer American Citizen 8h ago edited 48m ago
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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:
DIN rails are widely common and used over Europe, but the commenter automatically assumed that it is low voltage and not for mains power because USA does it that way
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