Appliiance from Asia using 220 V

[Anonymous]

A friend brough us a 220V cooking applicance from Asia, which has these numbers:

AC 220V / 50 Hz
motor power: 180W
heating power: 800W
the plug cable label as: 10A250V

I am wondering what is best way to use it in U.S.:

1 - to get a transformer; or

2 - to build a dedicate 220 V circuit wiring from the sevice pannel.

I am thinking more about the second option. If you aggree then would like to hear from you - the experts for the following:

1. what kind / how big (am) of breaker I should get for this line?

2. what kind of wiring should be used? (I have some indoor 14/2 NM-B with ground left from a pervous project, can I use that or I have to get 12 wiring?)

3. can I use the 120V receipical or the 220V one has to be used? The problem is the original plug cable is a Asian rigion one with triangle plugs that is hard to find a ceceipical for it in the U.S..

4. can I use a plug cable with a 10A/120V to plug into the 220V receipical?

5. any otherthing that I should be awared in this project.

Thank you very much for your help.



John

[jeff1]

Hi,

I'll leave the wiring questions to the wiring experts...I just wanted to chime in and mention that there is transformers/converts for the 220volt 50 cycle appliances...

http://www.exportappliances.com/

jeff.

[Wgoodrich]

YOu need to be careful using odd power source design on USA applainces some makes a diffference requiring transformers some makes little difference not needing a transformer. Normally is resistance heat no transformer is needed.

I am taking this cooking unit to be something like a JennAir cooktop with an exhaust fan built in with no oven in the unit.

If this is what you have then the load rates you mentioned pull approximately 11 amps.

I am expecting this unit not to use any 120 volt components. I am suspecting considering where it comes from that even the fan will be 220 volt rated. If this is true you should only find a black and red wire for hot. You third wire may be white or it may be blue.

Look at each component on the cooking unit and confirm my suspicions to be correct that all components are 220 volt rated with no neutral being used. If you can confirm all components to be 220 volt and no 120 volt components are in that cooking unit read the following;

I would install 12/2wGrnd to the unit installing a 220 volt rated single 20 amp receptacle. Then I would exchange the foriegn plug to a 20 amp plug matching the 20 amp 220 volt receptacle designed ot serve your unit.

No transformers should be needed. The difference between 50 cycle and 60 cycle will make little difference in resistance heating and your motor. It should not be a problem to install normal USA 220 volt 60 cycle to this cooking unit without any transformers involved. Use a double pole 20 amp breaker 220 volt rated. Connect that black and white wire to the two lugs of the breaker and the bare wire of that cable to the grounding bar of you panel. At the receptacle connect the black and white wire [install a black ring of tape identifying that white wire as a hot wire] to the two brass screws of the 20 amp 220 volt receptacle. Then connect the bare wire to the green grounding screw of the receptacle.

YOu should monitor this appliance for the first few times you run it to make sure it is running properly and nothing is overheating. Then you should be fine.

Let us know how you come out and good luck

Wg