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Hi all,
I'm new here and know very little about Electrical knowhow.
I moved into a total re-build house (I mean new everything but the frame).
I bought a washer and dryer and plugged them into an outlet.
They worked for 5 minutes then they died.
I called the service repairman, he checked the outlet with a reader and it read240-245v.
He said the outlet fried both computer broads.
The parts and repair are costing me a small fortune.
Is there an easy way to change the voltage to 120 for a newbie?
I checked the curcuit breaker panel and there were four of them labeled for the washer and dryer.
Example:
1.Washer Breaker
2.Dryer Breaker
3.Washer Breaker
4.Dryer Breaker
1. and 2. breaker are connected together
3. and 4. breaker are connected together
I can't flick off 1. without flicking off 2.
And I can't flick off 3. without flicking off 4.
I trying to save a few bucks if the converision is easy.
Thank you for your time.
Art
I'm new here and know very little about Electrical knowhow.
I moved into a total re-build house (I mean new everything but the frame).
I bought a washer and dryer and plugged them into an outlet.
They worked for 5 minutes then they died.
I called the service repairman, he checked the outlet with a reader and it read240-245v.
He said the outlet fried both computer broads.
The parts and repair are costing me a small fortune.
Is there an easy way to change the voltage to 120 for a newbie?
I checked the curcuit breaker panel and there were four of them labeled for the washer and dryer.
Example:
1.Washer Breaker
2.Dryer Breaker
3.Washer Breaker
4.Dryer Breaker
1. and 2. breaker are connected together
3. and 4. breaker are connected together
I can't flick off 1. without flicking off 2.
And I can't flick off 3. without flicking off 4.
I trying to save a few bucks if the converision is easy.
Thank you for your time.
Art