Originally Posted By: mlord
The tricky bit was whether or not the kettle "logic" (if any) would care that our 240V circuits don't have a neutral line -- both sides are equally "hot". Whereas in the UK, only one wire is "hot", and the other is neutral.


UK appliance wiring practice never assumes the neutral line is at earth (ground) as far as I've seen. Indeed, if the neutral goes open circuit somewhere, all the neutrals downstream will get pulled to live by the load. So I think you'll find most UK devices are OK with 2-phase 120V.

Discalimer: This is an opinion, not qualified advice. Be safe out there.