ponyo

Hello all

Please excuse this rather silly question... But I defer to people who may have tried this ?!

We are suddenly moving to the US and have recently purchased a rather expensive hoover.

Will this UK bought hoover work (the same) in the US ?

Many thanks

Noorah101

Just curious why your thread title is about a Dyson, but the body of the text is about a Hoover. Not that it matters, I guess...if one works, the other would too, or vice versa. Just didn't know if you realized you mentioned two different brands.

Rene

Kelli28

Hoover is not usually mentioned as a brand it's something you do, eg: I'm doing the hoovering.

sir_eccles

Saying Hoover is like saying Kleenex, it's just the generic term for vacuum cleaner.

To answer the OP, probably not a good idea unless it specifically says 120v on it which I doubt it does.

Nokoman

You can also hoover back beer.

ponyo

I do not work for any vacuum manufacturer..... I mistakenly wrote the brand of the appliance that I purchased.

I assumed that this particular electronic appliance would not work or would work at a lesser degree. Just thought I'd post as someone may have come across this before.

Many thanks

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Pulaski

Unless it is designed to run on 110-120v as well as 220-240v, that is one appliance I would NOT try running on a trsnsformer, because you move around the house with it and so you'd have to lug the transformer around as you move around the house, or run it on an extremely long (British) extension cord.

Unless it is 110-120v capable, if it runs at all it will be slow, with very poor suction, and may be a fire hazard as the motor will be running outside of its design parameters.

Get rid of it, a new Dyson here will run you around $450-$500 incl tax.

hungryhorace

No one has answered your question yet, so let me take the opportunity to.

The answer is NO, your vacuum cleaner will not work in the USA. The US uses a lower current than the rest of the world (100-110v opposed to UK 220-240v).

This doesn't mean that you can't use your vacuum mind. It just means you need to purchase a step up transformer. Something like this will do the trick: http://amzn.com/B000MY02LQ

(I'm working on the assumption your Dyson is 2000w, so you really need 3000w to be safe)

hungryhorace

I took the decision to bring my Miele vacuum over as the price of Miele's here is obscene ($800 for my model compared to £250 in the UK!)

Pulaski

Apart from me. No! The US uses HIGHER current, but lower voltage. Voltage and current are inversely related for the same power (wattage).

Also your UK vacuum has a motor designed to run on 50Hz mains, so unless the specifications say "50-60Hz", even if you step down the voltage it may still not run right because US mains is 60Hz and transformers don't alter the frequency.

ponyo

Many thanks to you all.

You confirmed what I thought was the case. Another thing to be sold.......

Appreciate your help

Ash UK/US

I still Hoover my floor and I have had a Dyson for the last 11 years.

hungryhorace

Sorry, I think i literally just replied the same time as you to answer the question

And, oh bugger! I'm going to check my vacuum is 50-60Hz online, as my container is currently travelling up the east coast!

EDIT: just checked online, looks like i'm screwed? "Electrical connection 230V/50Hz/13A". Can't believe i've had it transported all this way and it's going to be useless?

Noorah101

Ah, I see, thanks.

Rene

hungryhorace

I'm reliably informed by one of the physics guys here that my vacuum will work just fine on 60Hz, it just might run a bit faster