Eli5: What’s the difference between a single phase electric current versus a 3 phased one?
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Am not an Electrician ( do we have an acronym for that yet?)
But when I moved into my current (no pun) house five years ago, we had single phase. Lights and regular fans working fine, but we had to choose between Hot shower (one of those wall mounted things) or the Fridge being on. We had to choose between the wife having a hot shower or my work Desktop functioning. (I would have included an anecdote with microwave ovens for Americans, but we haven’t used, needed nor missed them for over a decade – microwaves I mean… I think).
We got a three phase installed a week later and every ran smooth. Still does five years later.
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