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This is a special purpose outlet, likely for a dryer. Normally in a house electric panel you have 120 VAC as the normal and 220 or 240 as a higher voltage. The 30 A is for 30 Amps. You can only plug in an appliance that has those ratings. You can't plug in a 120 V device.
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What is the house is 220 outlet and you want to plug in a 110?
This question is not clear,to say the least.
What does it mean when you say that lines in a home are overloaded?
lets say each outlet will take up to 15 amps.a toaster will usually be rated at 1200watts.at 120v.divide 120 into 1200 =10 amps.so if you had 2 toasters connected to the same outlet you would be using a total of 20 amps on a 15 amp circuit.this outlet would be overloaded.
Is 110V expensive than 220V?
Yes and no. For any given power usage, the current in a 220V system is half that of a 110V system. Therefore, cables in a 220V system can be thinner than 110V. Furthermore, a voltage drop of, say, 5V due to the resistance of wires is less significant in a 220V system than 110V. So, there is an economy with wiring. However, touch 220V and there is a good likelyhood that it can prove fatal. Do the same with 110V and it will hurt, but it is less likely to prove fatal. Therefore, 220V systems will generally be of a higher safety standard (read more expensive). For example, US lighting is often wired with single insulated cable. European regulations demand that an additional insulating cover is used on all cables. Other regulations in Europe make more demands on installation methods, all of which push up costs. It is unlikely that a full comparison will show a lot of difference between the two.
How can you convert a 240V clothes dryer to 120V?
Hire an electrician to install for you a 240 line. I agree with Tim. You need a dedicated circuit for a dryer. The wiring is larger and you cannot use the 12/2 wiring that is already there. You need a home run from the dryer to the electricl panel. You need an electrican.
Can you use a 110 v power ampplifier on 240 v?
No, and yes. I say no because to do that you would have to change parts within the amplifier itself, which could be done but would be more trouble than it is worth. I say yes because you can buy an adapter that you plug into the wall outlet that will change the voltage of 220v to 110v. You are technically not changing the voltage the amplifier can handle but changing the voltage coming to the amp. If you are using an amp that is designed to be used in US 110v and are in Europe using 220V you can find the adapters just about anywhere, I've never looked but I would think Wal Mart would sell them. If you are trying to plug into a US 240V outlet it would be better off just installing a new 110v then to modify you amp. So I guess it depends on your situation. Hope this helps.
Is it possible to hook up a 240V dryer to a 120V outlet via some sort of power converter?
No. You need to have a 220 outlet. Your 110 has only 1/2 the voltage you need. Also, the question you ask is not really feasible. The wattage required by the heating elements is more than what a 110V line could handle. (110V outlets and 120V outlets are practically the same for this discussion. I will refer to them as 120V. Same with 220V/240V outlets.) By 110V outlet I'm assuming you mean a standard US 120V 15A outlet. This outlet can provide a maximum of 15A at 120V. This means the outlet can provide 1,800W of power. ( Volts x Amps = Watts ) This is the maximum amount of power this outlet can provide, no more. Also, this is assuming nothing else is drawing power off the circuit this outlet is on. If you try to pull 1800W from an outlet and plug anything else into this circuit, the breaker will blow. Your dryer is designed to run off a 30A 240V circuit. Let's say, for argument, it draws 24A at 240V. This means your appliance requires 5,760W of power to run correctly. This is 3.2 times the absolute maximum amount of power your 120V outlet can provide. There is no way you can run this appliance off this outlet. You have a larger problem here than the voltage difference. NO WAY One person has said "homes are not wired 110v, they are wired 220v. if you put a 2 pole breaker (or 2 pole fuse, if it's a fuse panel) in the panel, you will get 220v." Although it may be partly true, it does not answer the question. The related questions explore the amount of power needed for a dryer, which cannot usually be supplied through the wiring for a 110 V outlet. So, in general, the answer is no. You will need to run a different set of wires from the breaker/fuse panel to the location where the dryer is to be installed, and use a 2-pole breaker and the proper dryer outlet. You could, in theory, but the transformer would weigh more than the dryer and cost at least 4 times as much as a new dryer. The circuit would also have to be upgraded to at least a 60 amp 120volt outlet. Very impractical.
Average breast size for a twelve year old?
Id say anywhere from 30A-36B
Will a 20A 240V breaker be sufficient for a 240V 22A input welder or do you need to go to a 30A?
It would have to be a 30 amp breaker to use the full power of the welder. I'd say go with the 30A. The general rule is that your planned load should only be 80% of the circuit capacity. That means a 30A circuit should have a maximum load of of (30*0.8) = 24A. With the 30 amp breaker you must have at least #10 wires feeding the circuit.
Fax machine that operates on 120V and it say max wattage is 170W Can you connect two machines in series or one bulb of 170W in series with this machine to 220V outlet?
Connecting a machine in series with a bulb to try to use it on a higher voltage is inadvisable. The machine will have, at least in part, an inductive load, which will not equate to the purely resistive load of a bulb.
Do conair curlers work in the UK?
Check the curler, it should say on the side somewhere the acceptable voltage, For US that would be 110V, but you may see 100-220V, in which case it will be safe on UK Voltage, (220V) You will need a plug adaptor though, but not a voltage adaptor
Which is more powerful 110v or 220v?
"Power" is not expressed in volts, but rather in watts (Volts times Amperes), for instance. So you cannot say whether 110v or 220v is more Power-ful unless you also know how much current (Amperes) is flowing in the electrical circuit.
How do you say Retail Offices Branch in French?
point de vente (sales outlet)
What is the house is 220 outlet and you want to plug in a 110?
This question is not clear,to say the least.
What does it mean when you say that lines in a home are overloaded?
lets say each outlet will take up to 15 amps.a toaster will usually be rated at 1200watts.at 120v.divide 120 into 1200 =10 amps.so if you had 2 toasters connected to the same outlet you would be using a total of 20 amps on a 15 amp circuit.this outlet would be overloaded.
Can you replace a ceiling fan with an outlet?
as curly, Larry or moe would say "soitenly" or yep!
If you plugged a 110V toaster into a 220V outlet what would happen to the electrical current of the toaster?
Two main differences are between 110V and 220V. One is the voltage and the other the frequency (60Hz and 50Hz, respectively). In a pure electrical (not electronic) toaster, the frequency shouldn't matter. On the other hand, if we think the toaster as a resistance heater and nothing else, then the amount of heat delivered to the toast is Q=V^2/R Since the only change in going from 110V to 220V is to double the Voltage, then we see from here that the heat will be enhanced by a factor 4. This is too much. I'd say that the wires which get red and transmit the heat would blow up if the amount of heat they deliver is 4 times what they were made for. However, this is a pure theoretical guess. In these cases nothing better that somebody who tried it tells us what happened! Ezequiel.
Is 110V expensive than 220V?
Yes and no. For any given power usage, the current in a 220V system is half that of a 110V system. Therefore, cables in a 220V system can be thinner than 110V. Furthermore, a voltage drop of, say, 5V due to the resistance of wires is less significant in a 220V system than 110V. So, there is an economy with wiring. However, touch 220V and there is a good likelyhood that it can prove fatal. Do the same with 110V and it will hurt, but it is less likely to prove fatal. Therefore, 220V systems will generally be of a higher safety standard (read more expensive). For example, US lighting is often wired with single insulated cable. European regulations demand that an additional insulating cover is used on all cables. Other regulations in Europe make more demands on installation methods, all of which push up costs. It is unlikely that a full comparison will show a lot of difference between the two.
