What appliances run on 240v in my house?

Refrigerator? Microwave? dishwasher?Oven? Reason is because i have a digital ballast that runs on 240v only but the plug that
you plug into the wall looks like a 120v plug?

Plus rep if you anser thanks

is it a removable cord set? change cords. Or was it a european ballast, they have different wiring. What kind of ballast.
Sidd

Its a lumatek 600w 240v only,None dimmable version.

Ya the plug looks like a 120v plug not a 240v plug like it shows in the internet is there anyway
i can run 240v with the 120v plug? Thanks

My lumateks have removable power cords. You can by a 240v cord at any computer store or hydro shop.

You could have an electrician rewire an outlet for 240 and still use the 120 plug. He will ask what is up though. And that is very dangerous for obvious reasons
Sidd

Will the ballast run on 120v if its the 240v only version?

Ya i will most likely go get some 240v cords

So what appliances in my house runs on 240v anyways?

full of purple said:

Its a lumatek 600w 240v only,None dimmable version.

Ya the plug looks like a 120v plug not a 240v plug like it shows in the internet is there anyway
i can run 240v with the 120v plug? Thanks

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In short yes you can re-wire a 120v plug like Siddhartha said but it would have to be individually fed from the panel and if not any outlet downstream would no longer work or also be 240v. Not the way I would suggest to go.....You have 2 options here, get a electrician to install a 240v outlet in your room and wire a new cord end on your ballast or the other is obviously purchase a new 110v ballast. Sorry brother I'm sure it wasn't what you wanted to hear

Refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher run on 110v

Only thing in houses that are usually 220/240v are electric dryer, electric oven, water heater and furnace.

The ballast will probably power up, but i would really worry about damaging it.

Electric ovens, dryers, electric hot water heater, sometimes big power tools in you garage. No small home appliances use 240.
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Sidd

Dryers and ovens will run 30 or 50 amp 240V which is a different plug then what you have. but you can use one of the 240V powerboxes off of a dryer outlet
Sidd

Thanks ya i will just change the ballast cords. Not a big deal. Ya i will purchase a power box pretty soon

WAIT!!!!!!
What country are you in?

California?

first off ive had 240v only lumateks you CAN NOT REWIRE them to 120. okay with that said you will need a DUPLEX socket not the 240 socket for the dryer although you can build an adapter for it for very cheap GOOGLE it. thrid please do not plug it into a 120v socket you will ruin your ballast.

http://www.hydrofarm.com/product.php?itemid=3175

If it's that ballast you can't just swap cords. You will ruin the ballast in doing so. Best to either connect it to a 240v or get a new ballast.

*Word of caution to all would be posters. Unless you know EXACTLY what you're talking about, you might want to think twice about replying. Had he or if he actually swaps plugs and blows his ballast up who knows what might happen, he could end up burning his house down. All because of some misinformation given on this forum. Be wise with what you're talking about. If you don't know, don't reply just to up your rep.

The misinformation I'm seeing on this forum now days is frightening.

Personally, I wouldn't even go there. I didn't think Cali did 240v at all. Thought it was all 120. It's not just about the amps. The european frequency (60hz) is also different to the U.S. (50hz).
However, there are 3 possibilities.
1) Move to Europe.
2) Buy a 240v generator
3) Buy a 120v ballast

cues man i cant even types all the shit you need t reseach but you are 100% wrong. just start with wikipedia on electricity. lol you got a long ways to go if you think anything you just said is true sorry man just letting you know.

most house are supplied with 240v elec in the form of 2 180 degrees out of phase poles at 120v.
this supply is broke down into to supplys of 120volt for your houselhold circuits you can however use a breaker to allow more current giving you the full votage allotted(240v)

2nd) he would not need a European step up generator, because this is not a European device, plenty of american designed ballasts are made in 240v only.

mr2shim said:

http://www.hydrofarm.com/product.php?itemid=3175

If it's that ballast you can't just swap cords. You will ruin the ballast in doing so. Best to either connect it to a 240v or get a new ballast.

*Word of caution to all would be posters. Unless you know EXACTLY what you're talking about, you might want to think twice about replying. Had he or if he actually swaps plugs and blows his ballast up who knows what might happen, he could end up burning his house down. All because of some misinformation given on this forum. Be wise with what you're talking about. If you don't know, don't reply just to up your rep.

The misinformation I'm seeing on this forum now days is frightening.

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cues said:

Personally, I wouldn't even go there. I didn't think Cali did 240v at all. Thought it was all 120. It's not just about the amps. The european frequency (60hz) is also different to the U.S. (50hz).
However, there are 3 possibilities.
1) Move to Europe.
2) Buy a 240v generator
3) Buy a 120v ballast

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This is EXACTLY what I'm talking about. You have no idea how wrong you are. What the flying FUCK does Europe have to do with anything? Just about every single house in the United States has a 240v outlet somewhere. You seriously have no idea what you're talking about and need to stop.

Do you really think dryers, furnaces and water heaters run on 120v in Cali? Really? Wow. Does weed make people stupid or something? No wonder it's illegal. Some of you guys are beyond ignorant.

Even if he did move to Europe guess what asshat. They use different style sockets so he would either need to buy a European style cord or a converter. You guys make my brain hurt..

Chill out shimmy. I obviously made a mistake. Big deal and thanks to yourself and poly (who was far more eloquent and knowledgable in his reply) for pointing it out. You're right, I had no idea you had a seperate 240v supply. We only get 3-phase in industrial properties over here so my understanding obviously has a fundamental flaw.
So, does anyone know if european 240v ballasts work on a cali power supply and vice-versa? Are the Hz compatible?
P.S. Although the advice was flawed, it wasn't going to kill him or burn his house down.

good response and i see you did some research. yes European devices would work on our voltage the herts difference should not matter, the only thing about herts that could make a difference or rather cause problems is in digital devices but even then less than likely to cause a problem.