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Yesanman
Joined: 21 Jun 2006
Location: Chungnam
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 Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:17 pm Post subject: Korean appliances in Canada |
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Moving back home and wondering which of my applicances I should take with me. We're shipping everything so cost isn't a factor. I'm worried about voltage. Is it possible to use 220V appliances in Canada (110V)?
My VCR says 110-220V so it should be OK but what about stuff that only says 220V?
Will a transformer make them usable?
I'm thinking about things like my Xerox machine, kimchi fridge, ricemaker. All of which were very expensive and would be useful at home.
Sorry I'm kind of a technical idiot. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: Korean appliances in Canada |
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| Yesanman wrote: |
Moving back home and wondering which of my applicances I should take with me. We're shipping everything so cost isn't a factor. I'm worried about voltage. Is it possible to use 220V appliances in Canada (110V)?
My VCR says 110-220V so it should be OK but what about stuff that only says 220V?
Will a transformer make them usable?
I'm thinking about things like my Xerox machine, kimchi fridge, ricemaker. All of which were very expensive and would be useful at home.
Sorry I'm kind of a technical idiot. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
OK.. long and short of it....
You CAN (if you have an electrician friend) have a 220 circuit or two installed in your house for your appliances. Most homes already have 1 or 2 -220v circuits already. They use those unghodly huge plugs (think electric stove and dryer).
Take a couple power strips and have them hard wired into your 220 circuit. Probably take an electrician an hour to or two do the work (add a circuit if needed and hardwire your power strip so you don't have to change all the plugs on the appliances) if you have to hire one.
Alternatively you can sell them here and try to find something at home. |
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Yesanman
Joined: 21 Jun 2006
Location: Chungnam
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you ttompatz!
I forgot about those big plugs. So those are 220V?
Great.
Yeah I know I could buy stuff again but since I'm already shipping a bunch of stuff it costs almost nothing to add some more items.
Thanks for your help. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Yesanman wrote: |
Thank you ttompatz!
I forgot about those big plugs. So those are 220V?
Great.
Yeah I know I could buy stuff again but since I'm already shipping a bunch of stuff it costs almost nothing to add some more items.
Thanks for your help. |
Yes, they are 220/240v @ 60Hz and usually 30 amps.
The circuit can carry twice the load of a 15 amp circuit here (plug 2-times more stuff into it) and the plugs are big, but yup.... same-same.
You just need your electrician to add one more circuit just like your stove and use the power bar from here instead of the 220v plugs from home as your outlet. |
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