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You don't. A dryer is manufactured to run on 240 volts. By trying to run it in 120 volts the heating element will not get hot enough to dry the clothes. A typical dryer needs a 30 amp breaker at 240 volts equals 7200 watts. A step up transformer (120 to 240 volts ) rated at 7.2 Kw will cost as much as a new dryer. To run the dryer thuough the transformer the primary voltage of 120 volts would draw a current of 60 amps. A normal houshold receptacle has a capacity of 15 amps. The wire size for the primary connection to the transformer would be # 4 wire rated at 65 amps

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Luckily you're talking about a very simple machine that requires power for a heating element and a motor to rotate the drying cylinder. Any 2:1 transformer that can carry the POWER (Volts X Amps) will do the job. In today's global market, just about any respectable electrical store should be able to provide your needs in a simple stream-lined module.

Your dryer will have a plate that tells you it draws "X"amps. If it draws 10Amps at 220volts it is CONSUMING 2200 Watts (or 2.2Kw; 2.2 kilowatts). With this information your electrical retailer SHOULD be able to provide you with the appropriate STEPDOWN transformer.

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