electrical question

[simon_cook]

Got the chance of a brand new black halogen electric hob from England for free and would like to take it to my house in Pattaya and install it.My question is could i have it wired in there and use it being that it is 240v?

 

Thanks

[Grimes]

The 20v difference will make no never mind.

 

In some parts of LOS I've seen the power get down to about 170-180v during prime cooking/showering hours in the evening & the 220v appliances still work.

[mykl]

Got the chance of a brand new black halogen electric hob from England for free and would like to take it to my house in Pattaya and install it.My question is could i have it wired in there and use it being that it is 240v?

 

Thanks

The difference between 220 and 240 is negligible. If it was a 120v device and you plugged it into 220 - 240 it would be toast. Plug a 220 - 240 device into 120 and it just won't run but you won't destroy it. The amount of current it will draw is far more important. If it draws more current than the circuit breaker is rated for the breaker will trip. As a rule of thumb the voltage times the current equals the power draw of the device. When you are standing in the store and the microwave box says 1250 watts divide 1250 by the voltage to get a rough idea of how much current it will draw. Keep in mind it's a rule of thumb, not a textbook solution.

[CheshireTom]

You'll almost certainly need to wire in a complete new circuit.

[lovedog100]

220-240 is a nominal voltage. Meaning that it is not an exact number. Typically anything between 218 and 240 is considered 220-240. A resistive load like a cook top will have no problem taking a 10% increase in power, if in fact you ever found a full 240 volts in Thailand. The appliance would be slightly more efficient, and the burners would lose a small amount of life at the higher voltage. In short... No problem.

[jacko]

220-240 is a nominal voltage. Meaning that it is not an exact number. Typically anything between 218 and 240 is considered 220-240. A resistive load like a cook top will have no problem taking a 10% increase in power, if in fact you ever found a full 240 volts in Thailand. The appliance would be slightly more efficient, and the burners would lose a small amount of life at the higher voltage. In short... No problem.

The voltage will be lower not higher! Pay attention....

[lovedog100]

The voltage will be lower not higher! Pay attention....

Ahh, well, it shows that I have never been to Europe huh? Either way, nominal voltage.