Electrical wiring

11-17-2011, 11:16 AM	#1
CDick Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 1	Electrical wiring Can an appliance that's 110 operate safely on 220, or will it damage it? Thanks. Chris.

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11-17-2011, 12:22 PM	#2
hardwareman #1 HAWKEYE FAN     Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,433	Electrical wiring NO, you can not operate a 110v appliance on 220 __________________ ................."I want a house that has gotten over all its troubles. I dont' want to spend the rest of life bringing up a young and inexperienced house"...........

11-26-2011, 02:41 PM	#3
kennzz05 Member   Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: palm coast fl Posts: 551	Electrical wiring now thats funny i dont care who you are

11-26-2011, 03:59 PM	#4
Daniel Holzman Civil Engineer   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 3,559	Electrical wiring For an interesting example of the trouble you can get into operating a 110 volt electric dildo at 220 volts, see the movie Top Secret with Val Kilmer. Generally not a good idea.