My washing machine plug in a higher voltage?
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No this is not safe! You could start a serious fire and wreck the machine beyond repair. Have a qualified repair man fix it!
you should never bypass any electrical safety device or fire and electrocution could occur consult a qualified engineer
Am I right to think that you were using a 110v machine on a 240v mains? If so, you canNOT bypass the transformer or protector. I would have thought it would be cheaper to buy a 240v machine at this stage.
If your machine is 220 volt it need 220. There are multiple windings on the motor and using only one will kill the motor fast, and I mean fast now fast. Wiring it if you tried to do it to double pass on the motor will kill it if it doesn't kill the fuse of circuit breaker. Hook it to 220 or replace the motor with 120 volt but that will cost more in electricity, as 220 is cheaper to run. It is easier to hook up a 220 line than to play mess around and hurting/ killing you or a family member. If this is like not making a lot of sense than call someone who knows, even if it's your brother in law who you'd like to kick the snot out of. Then after he's done you can, cause you'll be alive and he won't be peeing on your grave.
PS- you can find info on hook up of 220 lines from the fuse box in how to do it web sites, but be careful or ...
Never ever tinker with your electrical supply if you are unsure what you are doing.
Contact a qualified electrician it will cost some dosh but in the long term it's worth it.
Try and find one recommended by your friends.
wont work, stop trying to make it work before it kills you.
throw away broken machine, get one designed to work at the voltage you are supplied with.
What are you doing with a lower voltage washing machine in the UK. You must have already changed the plug on it to the wrong type in order to power it up. I sometimes wonder how so called electrical fires start when I hear them on the news, now I know. It was idiots like you that made the authorities bring in the Part P requirement.
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