Re: Why are sockets switched?
"A 3KW kettle will pull 12.5A on 240V (hence a UK socket is rated at 13A), whereas it'll pull 25A on 120V", "
If that was the case then you could not plug a kettle into a 15 amp circuit and expect it to boil. House circuits are typically 15 amps. Higher amperage circuits are reserved for certain appliances such as electric stoves (cookers) and clothes dryers which require different outlets.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
