You probably have something else running off of the same fuse that you are trying to run the hair dryer on. Try using a different outlet and this should fix the problem.
10 outlets as defined by the national electric code
Power adaptors are readily available that plug into Australia's 240v outlets, converting to 120v. Find them in travel, luggage and electronics stores.
The UK uses 240V, so your dryer will probably work, as the US uses 240v in homes for dryers. However, your washer won't as the US uses 120V for washers.
The average Canadian house uses 110-120V AC 50-60Hz electricity for small appliance outlets such as Televisions, small kitchen appliances and personal computers. Larger electrical appliances such as clothes dryers, and central Air Conditioning units may use 240V AC 50-60Hz circuits.
An item that doesn't draw many volts. Say a USB charger (5 v I think) vs a lamp (120v). Standard US outlets output 120v, but the items don't use all of it up.
Have an electrician wire you a proper line for the appliance. You were just kidding about the 100A, right? 10, or 20amp, not 100.
Because the white wire on a 120 volt circuit is the neutral wire that is connected to the silver screw on outlets and switches. It is connected to the neutral bar in the service panel.
More than likely, your 240V system has branches that supply a standard household 120V to things like lighting outlets. Most light bulbs in the US run on 120V so this is probably a convenience feature. Otherwise you would have to go to a specialty store and buy 240V bulbs.
NO! Check the rating on the device and if it says 120V only don't ever dare plug into 240V. Depending on the appliance the results will either be lots of sparks, large flashes or other undesirable side effects.Another engineer's opinionThat answer above is for USA, Canada and other countries which use the 60Hz electrical service standard, for appliances which were designed to run only on that voltage and nothing higher.If this question is asking about using 110V to 120V appliances plugged into sockets elsewhere in the world which use the 50Hz 230 to 240V electrical service standard - such as Europe, Australia and many other countries - then the answer is not necessarily NO.Providing you use the correct type of plug adapter to suit the sockets in each country you visit, if the appliance was designed to run on 110V to 240V services, then the answer is YES.There are many personal electrical and electronic appliances which were designed to run on voltages within a wide range such as 110 to 240 volts! Just a few examples are: electric razors, hair dryers, battery chargers for digital cameras, mp3 players, etc.IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTESuch multi-voltage small appliances should never be used on the 220 to 240 volt outlets in USA or Canada or other countries which use the 60Hz electrical service standard.Such 220 to 240V outlets are intended for use only by large appliances, such as water heaters, clothes washing machines and dryers, cooking ranges, etc. Such 220 to 240V outlets are quite different in size to 110 to 120V outlets anyway and no adapters should ever be used to try to use those kinds of portable small appliances on 220 to 240V 60Hz.It may be illegal to do so in some countries or states because:correct size lower voltage 110 to 120V outlets are available to be used andif one of those small appliances gets a fault, the circuit breakers protecting a 220 to 240V branch circuit probably won't trip to break the current, which could result in enough flames to start a house fire.
No, but it's usually quite easy to run a 220V line to wherever you want to put the bulb.
While 7 is pushing the upper limits, the main concern should be "what will the outlets be running? If you're putting a freezer out there, it should probably be on a separate circuit. If you'll be running any high amperage equipment; again, put it on a separate circuit.
minimum 230volts In formal electrical jargon, a "device" does not "use" electricity. A device is something like a switch or receptacle(outlet) that helps control or carry electricity but does not consume electricity. In the United States, voltage for home lighting and general purpose receptacles is 120v. Voltage for electrical appliances such as ranges, clothes dryers, or furnaces is 240v. Voltages such as 110v, 115v, or 125v are versions of 120v in electrical jargon and voltages such as 220v or 230v are versions of 240v.