I would like to rig up a washing machine behind our house but we have the standard110 and I think washers need 220.
2007-06-14 14:32:37 · 11 answers · asked by jsword47 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Washers are 110, dryers are 220..its a common misconception....However, in the event that you do need to change 110 to 220, you have to buy a double pole breaker, also provided that you have the right size wire for the job already existing, and you put the white or neutral wire on the second leg of the breaker. You dont have a neutral when you wire up 220.
2007-06-14 14:38:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Convert 110 To 220
2016-10-30 23:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
110 To 220
2016-12-16 11:55:26 · answer #3 · answered by jamshed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Washers generally need 110. (some commercial machines may use 220) It's the drier that might need 220. You can't convert 110 to 220 by just rewiring. If you have 110 then it almost surely comes into the house as 220V and is divided into two 110V lines. There are 3 lines coming in a +110, a -110 and a neutral. Connecting between any 110 and the neutral gives 110. Connecting across the +110 and -110 lines gives 220. So...you already have 220!. But if you want a 220V outlet, you'll need an electrician to connect the wiring properly. Unless you're an expert, you can really screw things up by improperly hooking up a new circuit..... and if a fire results, you may invalidate your home owners insurance by having wiring that was not properly done to code. So.... you may not need 220. and if you do, it will be an easy and inexpensive job by an electrician to connect a drier.
2007-06-16 05:31:29 · answer #4 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the insulation of any wire is rated for the desired voltage, or higher, you can convert it from one voltage to another. The normal wiring insulation is rated for up to 600 volts, so that should not be a problem.
A 110-volt circuit only uses two insulated wires and one non-insulated wire. To be legal, the hot wire (the one connected to a breaker) is usually black and the neutral wire has to be white (it connects to the neutral bus with all the other white wires in the breaker panel). The bare (not insulated) wire is for the ground, required to be legal. You cannot legally connect a white or bare wire to a breaker.
A 220 volt circuit usually only uses two insulated wires and one non-insulated wire, (but for some appliances, a third insulated wire is necessary).
The two insulated wires, usually one black and one red, each have to connect to a breaker, but each breaker has to be connected to a different power source. The breaker panel is designed so a 220-volt breaker, made for that panel, will provide separate sources of available power to the two wire terminals on the breaker.
Use of a "step-up transformer", while a clever idea, will probably not work because the 110-volt circuit will have to carry twice as much current as the 220-volt circuit. In other words, if the 220-volt washer uses 12 amps, it only uses 12 amps at 220 volts of power. If the power is coming from a step-up transformer, the 110-volt side of that transformer will need to provide 24 amps to support the 12 amps at 220 volts. That means that the wire that is 110 volts will have to be large enough to carry 24 amps, and that would require a #10 AWG wire. Since you have a normal 110-volt receptacle circuit, it is not #10, because #10 wire will not fit a 110 volt receptacle.
You really need a new 220-volt circuit to run all the way from the breaker panel to the spot you intend to plug in the 220-volt washer. It needs to use the proper colored wires, and needs to be grounded, to prevent damage to the equipment or to anyone’s health.
2007-06-17 15:11:11 · answer #5 · answered by JC 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
assuming that your washer truly is 220. you will need a dbl pole breaker. You will also need some good 10-3 wire with ground for a total of 4 wires. The 4th wire is an extra ground. Wire it just like the instructions say and you should be fine. I am thinking that your washer is only 110. If you try to hook it to a 220 circuit you will fry it.
2007-06-15 04:52:15 · answer #6 · answered by tkrwlly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
washers are 110 volt and dryers are 220 volt....but if you have a wire that is run for 110 volt its not heavy enough to carry 220 volt...need new wire for that
2007-06-16 06:22:16 · answer #7 · answered by floor.refinisher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In America we have 120 & 240 VAC in our homes these days. So go to a Electrical Wholesaler and ask for a 120VAC set-up transformer to 240VAC. Whatever amp rating of device x Volts = Transformer Size.
Example: 240VAC X 30 AMPS = 7200 VA Single Phase.
The size which exist is a 7.5KVA Transformer.
Request either Square-D, GE or ACME transformers.
2007-06-14 17:07:45 · answer #8 · answered by honker 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it won't work twice as fast on 220, it takes a standard plug with the standard 110 volts.
2007-06-14 14:37:50 · answer #9 · answered by Alan P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check to make sure on 220 washer,,you can with #12 wire
but dryer you cant
its an amp thing
2007-06-14 14:50:02 · answer #10 · answered by daorangejello 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋