[charmerci]

hi,

I have a friend who's moving to Toronto soon so I want to know if you can buy equipment in the U.S. and plug into a wall in Canada no problems?

charlie

[PSB Guy]

Yes, everything is exactly the same up here, electrically speaking anyway.

Cornelis

[won ton on]

Just watch out for the metric outlets................lol ,sorry couldn't resist.

[Elizabeth]

I would think the hardest change is going from 'miles per hour' to kilometers per hour when driving?
It would be bad to forget and be doing the km number in mph!  60 kph is a little under 38 mph or so..

[PSB Guy]

Luckily our cars up here have both on the speedometers even though we switched to metric way back in 1977. I have the same problem down there 

Cornelis

[mrhyfy]

hi,

I have a friend who's moving to Toronto soon so I want to know if you can buy equipment in the U.S. and plug into a wall in Canada no problems?

charlie

really??

[cheap-Jack]

Hi.

I would think the hardest change is going from 'miles per hour' to kilometers per hour when driving?
It would be bad to forget and be doing the km number in mph!  60 kph is a little under 38 mph or so..

Also, we can make a right turn at any road junctions regardless of the traffic light colours ahead.

c-J

[charmerci]

really??

Yes. He and family are moving from France.

[Speedskater]

The Canadian electrons are much more polite.
You are more likely to see 15 Amp circuits in Canada
The Canadian code book is similar to, but not exactly the same as the NEC book.
 

[JRace]

Hi.
Also, we can make a right turn at any road junctions regardless of the traffic light colours ahead.

c-J

except for Montreal!

[Phil A]

Actually will probably sound better in Canada.  With all those cold fronts, the equipment might be fooled into thinking it was cryoed.

[underdawg]

cryo in canada thats hilarious,,, nice one.

[charmerci]

Actually will probably sound better in Canada.  With all those cold fronts, the equipment might be fooled into thinking it was cryoed.

What? They listen to their stereos outside?  Boy, us Americans don't know much about our northern neighbors!

[Napalm]

What? They listen to their stereos outside? 

C'mon, you really didn't know???

[lonewolfny42]

Actually will probably sound better in Canada.  With all those cold fronts, the equipment might be fooled into thinking it was cryoed.

Ever see the Hôtel de Glace .....Video Link...

[cheap-Jack]

Hi.

Yes. He and family are moving from France.

So why he should move to Toronto where nobody speaks French there.

He should have chosen Montreal in Quebec, where Francaise is the first language there. All signs inside any building & outside on the streets are French.

One time I & my wife nearly missed the train as we had hard time to find the way to the terminal in the CN (Canadian Railway) building in Montreal as all the signs inside there are in French with very tiny English subtitles.

c-J

[cheap-Jack]

Hi.

except for Montreal!

I don't live there & I get ride from my English speaking French friends there whenever I visit them.

c-J

[cheap-Jack]

Hi.

The Canadian electrons are much more polite.
You are more likely to see 15 Amp circuits in Canada
The Canadian code book is similar to, but not exactly the same as the NEC book.

The CSA approved wall outlets are always 3-holed to fit 3-pinned power plugs though they fit 2-pin UL power plugs as well.

c-J

[charmerci]

Hi.
So why he should move to Toronto where nobody speaks French there.

He should have chosen Montreal in Quebec, where Francaise is the first language there. All signs inside any building & outside on the streets are French.

One time I & my wife nearly missed the train as we had hard time to find the way to the terminal in the CN (Canadian Railway) building in Montreal as all the signs inside there are in French with very tiny English subtitles.

c-J

She's from the Toronto area. They and their kids are all bi-lingual.