I have a regular installation in my house, so I probably need a transformer. Any good places to buy one? I also want to connect a dryer (220 V 2900 W)
2007-01-04 12:47:15 · 6 answers · asked by Larry B 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You first need to determine whether your washer and dryer will operate on 60 Hz power, because equipment built for Europe is designed for 50 Hz power. Your motors will run 20% faster, which may be a problem. Look at the label or decal on the back of the machines, which may say 50/60 Hz. There is no affordable way to convert 60 Hz power to 50 Hz power.
If you want to give it a try, and your house is wired for an electric clothes dryer, it is a fairly simple job to change the plugs on the washer and dryer to mate with the outlet you already have. You may want to rewire the outlet with a surface mount box to provide two receptacles, one for the washer and one for the dryer. Check the current rating of your circuit breaker though, because you may not have sufficient capacity in your outlet to operate both machines at the same time. You'll need about 30 amps.
If you don't have an outlet for an electric clothes dryer, it would be better to have an electrician wire a 220V circuit from your breaker panel than to use a transformer. This is because you'd need about a 10 KVA transformer, like model Q010AEKF from Hammond Power Solutions. This transformer weighs 165 pounds and costs about $850.
2007-01-04 16:53:14 · answer #1 · answered by Tech Dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
European Washing Machine
2016-11-01 21:53:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have sufficient amperage service in your house, and room to add a 220V circuit breaker on your service panel, there isn't any reason an electrician can't connect your washing machine relatively easily. Same thing with your dryer.
2007-01-04 14:08:17 · answer #3 · answered by cottagstan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You already have 220 volts like everyone does besides 110. But if its a European and not just made there for the US it has motors designed for 50 cycles and not 60 like we have here.
2007-01-04 12:59:03 · answer #4 · answered by crackleboy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take it to the dump and buy yourself a Frigidaire washer for
$300. If you havenet brought it over yet, just sell it whereever you
are coming from. When it breaks down, you wont be able to find
parts or somebody to work on it.
2007-01-05 07:41:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How much did the shipping cost? Probably a lot more than a new machine would have.
It is totally impractical to ship it or to hook it up.
2007-01-04 12:51:51 · answer #6 · answered by DSM Handyman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋