White goods and 10 amp domestic supply

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May 30th 2013, 1:31 am

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Conor79

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Re: White goods and 10 amp domestic supply

As Mark Twain said "All generalisations are false, including this one"

May 31st 2013, 6:50 am

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Re: White goods and 10 amp domestic supply

We brought all of our white goods & electrical over here 7 years ago & they are still all going strong

We use the travel adapters with no probs.

Jun 4th 2013, 8:07 am

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Re: White goods and 10 amp domestic supply

Bring em, don't worry a out it. Sockets are on 20A radial circuits, or should be with the cable supplying the circuit being 2.5mm rated at 25A.

But without larding on about it like a wise possum,
all I can say that in my humble opinion, as an electrician & one who thankfully brought his condensing tumble dryer with him, it works.
And dryers are bloody expensive here

Jun 6th 2013, 1:54 am

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Re: White goods and 10 amp domestic supply

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Originally Posted by JPA

I read up that there is an NZ plug designed for 13 amps with a larger earth pin, but assume this is not the standard socket we will find in houses, and that generally the domestic supply is 10amps max.

Just wondering what anybody else's experiences were.

Thanks in advance.

When we made the move we brought a Maytag drier US manufactured for the export market to run on 240v. The electrician hooked it up but found that it began to melt the power point (he was unfamiliar with this US brand that dries clothes much faster than the Kiwi whiteware). So, the electrician ran a 15A wire from the fuse box, installed a 15A breaker in the box and attached 15A power point. 15 years later and it all is still going strong (whereas the Kiwi drier in our kid's apartment died after five years).

Figure about $200 for the parts and service if your drier requires it. See http://www.accesscomms.com.au/refere...ugVariants.htm for specifics on what the plugs look like.