SkyMan 23,705 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Anyone know if a 1:1 xfmr w/ a center tap is possible? Link to post Share on other sites
death_by_cupcake 98 Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 It's a GE Model: https://products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-specs/GUD27ESSMWW Not sure if sold here. The water feed wasn't an issue. I tee'd off the cold to feed both hot and cold inlets. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SkyMan 23,705 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Bama said: When turned on---the washer would leak out the hot water connection.Had to tee off the cold water supply to both hot and cold water connections and it worked. Why not put a POU water heater on the hot side? Of course, if the cold water runs out the hot side I don't know if that would work. Edited November 1, 2018 by SkyMan Link to post Share on other sites
Davaoeno 37,493 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Why not just send an email to GE and ask them - I'm sure you aren't the first person who has ever had this problem Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator +Salty Dog 69,036 Posted November 1, 2018 Administrator Share Posted November 1, 2018 Doesn't the OP own or use to own a laundromat... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Davaoeno 37,493 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Exceptions to this are clothes dryers, stoves/ovens/cooktops, and US and Canadian air conditioners intended to be run on a North American 220-240 volt circuit. You're probably already aware of the fact that clothes dryers and cooking appliances (stoves/ovens) typically plug into different types of outlets to begin with, as opposed to normal household outlets. This is because those appliances run on two-phase circuits. A normal household circuit has one 120 volt phase wire and one neutral wire, whereas a circuit for a clothes dryer or stove/oven has two 120 volt phase wires. This is also different from Europe, the UK and other countries where normal household outlets are 220-240 volts, because in those countries, those circuits consist of a single 220-240 volt phase wire and a neutral wire, as opposed to two 120 volt phase wires. Bottom line? They're incompatible, even with a voltage transformer. A local electrician may be able to solve the problem, but it's going to require some re-wiring. A gadget like a voltage transformer isn't going to help. https://www.adaptelec.com/Country-Specific-Answers/Electrical-Plug-Outlet-and-Voltage-Information-for-Philippines 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SkyMan 23,705 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, Salty Dog said: Doesn't the OP own or use to own a laundromat... Well, she did check to get the right voltage but didn't check the grounding. My neighbor ran into similar problems bringing a US 220v W/D and we have VECO and his house is wired 220/110. House was wired a bit wrong. Took most of a year and and a fried control board to get it right. Link to post Share on other sites
SkyMan 23,705 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Davaoeno said: Why not just send an email to GE and ask them - I'm sure you aren't the first person who has ever had this problem Maybe but different models are sold in different countries for this reason. I imagine using a US sold unit in the PI probably exceeds the intended use. Though I'm sure they'd be happy to sell you a PI model. Edited November 1, 2018 by SkyMan Link to post Share on other sites
death_by_cupcake 98 Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Well all this news is devastating :-( Is there are market here to sell it? I've got a couple thousand $ into it already. Link to post Share on other sites
SkyMan 23,705 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 12 minutes ago, death_by_cupcake said: Well all this news is devastating :-( Is there are market here to sell it? I've got a couple thousand $ into it already. Smokey will buy it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Davaoeno 37,493 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Can you sell it here ? Well - if you are honest with any prospect buyers and tell them that you might have already fried it I would think not . Unless of course you find someone who knows what they are doing and thinks they can fix it and then resell it at a profit . I find few people like that here though . Why not ask GE [ as I mentioned] and see what they have to say ?? Just now, SkyMan said: Smokey will buy it. There might have been a time when Smokey was called naive but those days are loooong gone !! Link to post Share on other sites
death_by_cupcake 98 Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 Of course, if I sold it, I would guarantee it'll work. If the control board got fried, then I'll ship a new one from the States. Link to post Share on other sites
Bama 1,743 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 33 minutes ago, SkyMan said: Why not put a POU water heater on the hot side? Of course, if the cold water runs out the hot side I don't know if that would work. Didn't require hot water to wash clothes---so we didn't bother. With the cold supply split by a tee and connected to both the hot and cold connections---the pressure on both sides of the water control valve are now equal and the leakage is stopped. I found this solution on the net and I bet the 240V solution for the OP's dryer connection can be found there also. Link to post Share on other sites
SkyMan 23,705 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 But it would work in Smokey's house if it works at all. Link to post Share on other sites
Bama 1,743 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Here is a long thread from the archives where this subject discussed at length. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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