[Missouri Bound]

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?

 

[FrodoOne]

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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[helloo]

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.

 

[seharper]

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.

 

[SW Dweller]

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.

 

[bfrabel]

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.

 

[joed]

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.

 

[helloo]

One more question. Is there an extension cord for 220 that I could buy (need 30ft or so)? I would plug it into the dryer outlet when I need it and then plug into the the 220 heat press machine. The dryer outlet is a 4 prong type, if that matters. Use would be once per week for maybe 30 minutes. Thanks.

 

[joed]

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