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What kind of power converter for a 220v product?

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pood

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My parents bought a pressure cooker when we went to china, it's 220v, 900w.

Do we need to get a 220v to 110v converter or 110v to 220v converter?

Second, can we just get a 1000w converter or something larger like 3000w? We were told buy 1 salesmen the converter would overheat if we only got the 1000w, is that right?

Can we just plug the converter in the outlet or do we need to do something special?
 
Why in the hell would you buy a product that doesn't work with the power supply in your country? (presuming your parents live in the US and were just visiting China)
 
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Why in the hell would you buy a product that doesn't work with the power supply in your country? (presuming your parents live in the US and were just visiting China)
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because it was cheap! They probably paid $4 for it, and now need a $150 transformer to run it.
 
Hook it up to your washer/dryer power outlet or any other 220V outlet you have in the house (range, fridge, HVAC, etc).
 
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Why in the hell would you buy a product that doesn't work with the power supply in your country? (presuming your parents live in the US and were just visiting China)
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thats what I said, but they said the pressure cookers here doesn't have as many features.
 
Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
Hook it up to your washer/dryer power outlet or any other 220V outlet you have in the house (range, fridge, HVAC, etc).
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hey dat is a goood idea.
 
Originally posted by: pood
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Why in the hell would you buy a product that doesn't work with the power supply in your country? (presuming your parents live in the US and were just visiting China)
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thats what I said, but they said the pressure cookers here doesn't have as many features.
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Features??? It's a freaking pressure cooker - you set the pressure/valve and cook/can with it.

More importantly is why a pressure cooker needs power in the first place.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Probably better off just buying a new pressure cooker.
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I second the motion.

Asia & Europe use 230V/50HZ, North America 120-240V/60HZ; if the appliance is rated for 230 V @ 50-60HZ then it will work other wise it might burn out with prolong usage.
 
Wire up a 220V outlet, it's pretty easy...

Originally posted by: NoShangriLa
Asia & Europe use 230V/50HZ, North America 120-240V/60HZ; if the appliance is rated for 230 V @ 50-60HZ then it will work other wise it might burn out with prolong usage.
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There is NO FREAKING WAY that a pressure cooker with a simple resistance coil inside is going to "burn out" when you supply it with the wrong frequency current.
 
Originally posted by: jagec
Wire up a 220V outlet, it's pretty easy...

Originally posted by: NoShangriLa
Asia & Europe use 230V/50HZ, North America 120-240V/60HZ; if the appliance is rated for 230 V @ 50-60HZ then it will work other wise it might burn out with prolong usage.
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There is NO FREAKING WAY that a pressure cooker with a simple resistance coil inside is going to "burn out" when you supply it with the wrong frequency current.
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Where are you going to plug it into?

Pull out the range & plug it in, run a new wire from the panel to said kitchen & plug it in. Or splice a line into the back of the range/HVAC/hot water heater/space heater?

True, simple device other than motors may not be affected by off frequency, but I did said it may fail with prolong usage. And, why bother mickey mouse around with it because in the end it would be easier to purchase an appliance that is design for North America.

 
Originally posted by: NoShangriLa
Originally posted by: jagec
Wire up a 220V outlet, it's pretty easy...
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Where are you going to plug it into?

Pull out the range & plug it in, run a new wire from the panel to said kitchen & plug it in. Or splice a line into the back of the range/HVAC/Hot water heater?
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I was suggesting running a wire from the panel to a new outlet.

HOWEVER, if you wanna do "voodoo wiring", you can find the circuit nearest the kitchen that's on a different phase, run a hot wire from that, and use the hot and neutral from the kitchen circuit to give yourself 220V on the cheap.😉

***DISCLAIMER*** By taking this advice you assume the consequences of any damages that may occur.

Originally posted by: NoShangriLa
True, simple device other than motors may not be affected by off frequency, but I did said it may fail with prolong usage. And, why bother mickey mouse around with it because in the end it would be easier to purchase an appliance that is design for North America.
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To the extent that "may fail with prolonged usage" applies to any $4 appliance purchased in China...yeah.😉

Buying it here does make more sense.
 
Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: NoShangriLa
Originally posted by: jagec
Wire up a 220V outlet, it's pretty easy...
Click to expand...
Where are you going to plug it into?

Pull out the range & plug it in, run a new wire from the panel to said kitchen & plug it in. Or splice a line into the back of the range/HVAC/Hot water heater?
Click to expand...

I was suggesting running a wire from the panel to a new outlet.

HOWEVER, if you wanna do "voodoo wiring", you can find the circuit nearest the kitchen that's on a different phase, run a hot wire from that, and use the hot and neutral from the kitchen circuit to give yourself 220V on the cheap.😉

***DISCLAIMER*** By taking this advice you assume the consequences of any damages that may occur.

Originally posted by: NoShangriLa
True, simple device other than motors may not be affected by off frequency, but I did said it may fail with prolong usage. And, why bother mickey mouse around with it because in the end it would be easier to purchase an appliance that is design for North America.
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To the extent that "may fail with prolonged usage" applies to any $4 appliance purchased in China...yeah.😉

Buying it here does make more sense.
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Thanks for backing me up....I'm not an electrician, but I did get 98% on my electrical endorsement exam 😉
 
Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Why in the hell would you buy a product that doesn't work with the power supply in your country? (presuming your parents live in the US and were just visiting China)
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because it was cheap! They probably paid $4 for it, and now need a $150 transformer to run it.
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ROFLCOPTER
 
Originally posted by: jagec
Wire up a 220V outlet, it's pretty easy...

Originally posted by: NoShangriLa
Asia & Europe use 230V/50HZ, North America 120-240V/60HZ; if the appliance is rated for 230 V @ 50-60HZ then it will work other wise it might burn out with prolong usage.
Click to expand...

There is NO FREAKING WAY that a pressure cooker with a simple resistance coil inside is going to "burn out" when you supply it with the wrong frequency current.
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Well if he is going through all this trouble to hook up this foreign pressure cooker, I would assume it would have some digital controls such as a timer and high/low/warm settings that could potentially burn out.
 
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