Thread Number: 7591
converting 220 electric dryer to 110? |
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Post# 148399 , Reply# 1   8/14/2006 at 15:40 (6,436 days old) by knitwits1975 ()   |   | |
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I have no idea! But if you do manage to do this, would you mind telling how you did it? Because I never thought it was do-able. |
Post# 148403 , Reply# 2   8/14/2006 at 15:48 (6,436 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Do not think just any domestic dryer can be converted from 220v to 110v easily. Even if it were possible, you would be cutting the drying power by half, which means you would have a large amount of air flow/laundry with a very tepid heating. This would lead to long cycle times and probably consume more energy than savings. You would also have to make sure only the heating element ran on 220v, and nothing else before converting a dryer to 110v only. Finally there is the fact that by modifying a dryer you probably void any warranty and are on your own should any problems occur. A better option is to purchase a washing machine with high final spin speeds, or a separate spin dryer (Spin-X, or a Hoover TT). High final spin speeds leave many heavy items almost dry, so there is less work for the dryer to do. With this option a 1500 watt dryer would work fine. Lighter items come out either ready for ironing or need to air dry for a short period of time. |
Post# 148434 , Reply# 3   8/14/2006 at 19:31 (6,436 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Your back, where have you been? alr2903 |
Post# 149219 , Reply# 5   8/19/2006 at 22:16 (6,431 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 149589 , Reply# 6   8/21/2006 at 01:51 (6,430 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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