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Alicebtkl · Joined: 06 May 2009

Hi! Sorry, I have tried to search everywhere but couldn`t find a thread, though I can imagine you already talked about this here.

I made a mistake and plugged my brand new Cuisinart Breadmachine that was brought for me from my daughter from US in the 220v outlet, without transformer. It's burnt.

I am wondering if anyone know where I can get some help to fix it.

Thanks in advance.

Straphanger · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Location: Chilgok, Korea

Fix it? You overloaded a small kitchen appliance. There's no telling the damage you did, how brittle the insulation on the wires is now, or how safe it would be to use even if you completely rewired it.

Scrap it, and chalk it up to experience. Always read the label, and please don't set your apartment on fire! Mine might be underneath it.

Alicebtkl · Joined: 06 May 2009

Thanks for your kind and quick answer. You guys in Dave's Cafe are always incredibly nice and helpful.

Straphanger · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Location: Chilgok, Korea

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

Alicebtkl · Joined: 06 May 2009

I understand that "newbies" like me should not dare to ask anything in this forum... it it too risky, but again, thanks for taking your time to answer my terribly stupid question. I am sure you have lots of more interesting things to do.

My problem is that it's very hard to find another good breadmachine here. I bought one in Gmarket and it is horrible. My daughter who lives in the US was coming for vacation and brought me this great one. Hard to find another similar in Korea, that's why I was trying to "save it".

And yes, I know it was stupid to plug it without transformer, and I even have one and use it for other appliances. I guess I was too anxious to use it and happy to have my daughter with me and made a mistake.

Anyway, thanks again.

ps.: Before getting hit because of my English... I don't come from an English-speaking country, so please kindly forgive me for any mistake.

Straphanger · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Location: Chilgok, Korea

Skippy · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Daejeon

Toss it and ask your daughter to send you a new one. Finding repair people in Korea is difficult. Unless your Korean is great you will just spend hours trying to get something fixed in the end will likely not get fixed as it is

- not Korean
- different electrical system
- What the heck is a bread machine the tech asks.... I do nklnow nothing about bread machines

Also repairing things in Korea like TVs, taosters and that to a certain degree is not done. Most Korean just toss and get a new one.

Good Luck!

roknroll · Joined: 29 Dec 2007

How do you accidently plug a 110v app into a 220v receptor?

Alicebtkl · Joined: 06 May 2009

Thanks Eamo and Skippy, for your answers. Yes, I can imagine fixing it would be too difficult and now, thanks to Straphanger, I know it would be dangerous (I had no idea!). It's a shame, we love whole wheat bread and here is so hard to find a good one.

roknroll I have a transformer that has two options where one can plug - something like output and input - I was talking to my daughter, didn't pay attention and plugged it in the wrong one... TOO BAD.

Thanks for all your advices.