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You would expect a qualified electrician to wire a building to spec, right? Trust... but verify

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UK/EU voltage standards

(as related by an employee of the body responsible for setting UK electricity supply industry standards): The UK had 240v +/-10% and the EU had 220v +/-10%. Nobody actually changed anything other than the "expected" voltage.

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