4500 watts @130 VAC is 37.5 amps. Not useable on a 15 or 20 amp circuit

 

• Voltage: 110V,60Hz,1P,41A

41 amps. You need a 50 amp circuit.

 

Thanks for the replies. Is this something that can be used on a 110v outlet? I know the wiring would need upgraded from whatever is in there already on the 15 or 20 amp circuits. So a new 50amp circuit, new wiring to support the 50amp circuit, then a 110v outlet?

 

The outlet must match the current rating as well as the voltage. Is this thing cord connected or does it need to be hard-wired?

 

It needs hard wired.

 

You need to look for a machine that uses 1800 watts for the 20 amp circit and 1600 watts for the 15 amp circuit.

As a guide only. You fail to mention what else is on your circuits.

 

This is highly unusual to be 120 volts.
I never seen a 50 amp 120 volt receptacle. Probably will need to be direct wired with a disconnect.

 

The machine comes with a five foot cord that is already connected to the machine and the other end has three electrical wires at the end that need connected.

 

You will need 2 conductor #6 wire + ground.
It will not be easy even finding a 50 amp single pole breaker. They exist, just not common.

 

I would be interested in what does the Heat Press do ??

 

It makes a heatwave nice and flat. I'll be here all week.

 

Hair salon?

 

It is a 24X31" heat press used for sublimation prints (photos, shirts, etc.).

 

It would need a Nema 5-50 plug and receptacle. You can not have other regular 15 amp receptacles on the same circuit.
It it would need to be hardwired.

 

Do you have a like to that appliance? Is it UL listed?

 

Link to it: US STOCK 24" x 31" Manual Large Format Sublimation Heat Press Machine 110V | eBay

 

Walk away and don't look back.

 

I am purchasing a heat press and the electrical requirements are stated below. I am considering this unit since it is listed as being able to connect to 110v outlet.

Not likely. 110V outlets are very limited in power - 1440W or 1500W at the very outside. A 20A "T-neutral" socket can give 1920W. Not even close.

We're seeing a lot of high-power appliances being marketed as "110V" - the purpose seems to be to trick Americans by implying they can plug it into a normal outlet, when that isn't going to happen due to the large power draw

"US Stock" simply means it ships from a US warehouse. Certainly built overseas.



The US is a 240V country and we have 240V readily available in our panels. As such, any legitimate 4500W product will be 240V. Pulling that much power at 240V is easy. Pulling that much power at 120V is insanely hard and basically never done because it's hard. There's no reason to design a thing like that.

With the 125% thermal derate, you'll need a 50A circuit and a 50A socket. 50A/120V circuits are black swans, so nobody stocks the breakers, sockets or plugs, and they're overpriced oddballs. GFCI is out of the question (which you need in garages and basements). It will probably be cheaper to wire a circuit 50A/240V and then wire the 4-prong socket ignoring 1 of the hot wires. At least that is readily available.



The right answer is to get the 240V version. Twice the voltage half the current. That can plug into any 30A welder or 4-prong dryer socket of NEMA 6-30 or 14-30 type. If your dryer is 3-prong great time to convert it for better safety.

 

I doubt there is any certification markings on it. If you scroll down the link, past the bad grammar and spelling mistakes, you end up at a photo of the cable: a blue neutral, a red lief and a yellow groud. Classy.

 

Do not purchase this item. Too many inconsistencies in the description.
However, Amazon shows this machine as a 120/240 model.
If that is possible, then you have a direction to go.
Is the manual available?

 

I am purchasing a heat press and the electrical requirements are stated below. I am considering this unit since it is listed as being able to connect to 110v outlet. Please let me know what type of amp rating the outlet needs or other requirements. I have 15a and 20 amp currently accessible.

Heat press specs state:

• Voltage: 110V,60Hz,1P,41A

• Power: 4500W (110V)

I do wonder why you would want such a large device.
However, the same (or a very similar) machine is available (from China) in a 220 V version (3600 W, 16.4 A) at USD $635 (plus shipping, no doubt !)
Its "packing weight" is 113 kg.

You would then need only a 240 V, 20 A connection - direct or via NEMA 6-20

You could tell the company concerned to get you the 220 V model (which really should be for 230 V), or you could import it yourself. (Probably, 1 to 2 months.)
Since the makers price for a single unit is only 47 % of that which the company concerned wishes to charge you for the (most unsuitable) 120 V model, the $713 "difference" should easily cover the cost of "freight" and you should have "change" left over.!

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Hello, I recently posted about a heat press I was looking into. Advertised as 110v 41amp and 4500watts. Obviously that will not work in a normal home outlet. However, this press will be placed about 30 feet away from my dryer outlet. Is there an adapter or anything I could use to plug into the 220 outlet to covert the electricity to the required amount to run the heat press? The heat press would be used about 30 minutes, once per week. There is a 220 heat press I could buy, but it is another $1,000 dollars. Thanks.

 

Yes. It's a transformer. A "5 KVA" transformer should suffice, and those can be obtained. It needs a proper enclosure, don't hork it together. Make sure your dryer outlet is 4-wire with ground, you won't use neutral.

 

You only provide part of the electrical requirement. Is your heater 120 to ground or neutral?
Could go either way.

Short answer we can not know as the specs for your dry outlet are unknown. There are 3 wire ones and 4 wire ones.

 

No, you can not use the dryer circuit because this outlet, breaker and wiring is most likely only good for 30 amps, while it looks like you will need 50 amps.

They do make single pole 50 amp breakers, and special 120V plugs and outlets that can handle 50 amps as well. They aren't common or cheap though, especially the 6 gauge wire that you'll need to go with them.

I'm not entirely sure what a heat press is, but you might be better off finding one that runs on 240V and less amps.

Now that I think about it, could it be possible that this thing might be capable of operating on either voltage? Some things offer an option of being wired up to work on different voltages. If so, then you might be able to use your dryer outlet like you want.

 

You could use one hot and the neutral and ground, but a dryer receptacle is only 30 amps. You would need to go to the stove receptacle if it is a 50 amp. It might be too small also if it is only 40 amp.