Electrical Appliances
Aug 13th 2012, 12:37 am
#1
Just Joined
Thread Starter
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 7
Electrical Appliances
Quick question, I understand the UAE is 50Hz / 220V but I will be moving there from a country that is 60Hz / 220V. Does that cause any problems for vacuums, dishwashers and such things with an electric motor? (I understand electronics should be fine - right?)
Thanks
TME
Thanks
TME
Aug 13th 2012, 1:25 am
#2
BE Site Lead
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: MA, USA
Posts: 92,170
Re: Electrical Appliances
Anything with a motor won't work quite as well with the change in hertz, nor do they generally last quite as long.
How much they degrade in performance depends on what they are though.
How much they degrade in performance depends on what they are though.
Aug 13th 2012, 5:38 am
#3
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Aug 2009
Location: Disneyland, Dubai
Posts: 15,887
Re: Electrical Appliances
It'll bugger up the dildos too.
Aug 13th 2012, 5:41 am
#4
Hit 16's
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine
Posts: 13,112
Aug 13th 2012, 6:09 am
#5
Just Joined
Thread Starter
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 7
Re: Electrical Appliances
.... from a right hand man?
ANYWAY, thanks for the advice. Kind of what I guessed, but nice to know that stuff will work. I guess we will bring the vacuum but leave the aging dishwasher.
ANYWAY, thanks for the advice. Kind of what I guessed, but nice to know that stuff will work. I guess we will bring the vacuum but leave the aging dishwasher.
Aug 13th 2012, 6:28 am
#6
Hit 16's
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine
Posts: 13,112
Re: Electrical Appliances
Wise. Younger, more nubile alternatives are readily available.
Aug 13th 2012, 6:45 am
#7
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Aug 2009
Location: Disneyland, Dubai
Posts: 15,887
Aug 13th 2012, 9:13 am
#9
Just Joined
Thread Starter
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 7
Re: Electrical Appliances
I had a sense of foreboding when I posted 'aging dishwasher' but assumed the mature international audience on a site such as this would treat my comments with the seriousness and depth intended ....... 
Aug 13th 2012, 10:34 am
#10
Hit 16's
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine
Posts: 13,112
