Malleys Aquarius washing machine in Melbourne

[seedub]

Reply #4

"These had a maytag style cycle and operation."

Also a Maytag-looking agi.

--Chris

 

[brisnat81]

Tom, the heaters in the TL machines are limited to 2400 watts.

Our circuits are generally 20amp 240v, but individual appliances don’t exceed 2400 watts unless they are on a dedicated circuit.

The heat time from 10c to 60 is generally 2-3 hours

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thanks. So these do not have dedicated circuits? Wow That is heavy duty wiring.

 

[gizmo]

Australian standard circuits have 240V 20A <span style="text-decoration: underline;">wiring</span>, but individual standard power outlets are limited to 10A max by law. Standard appliances are limited to 10A max (that's 2400W). You can also get 15 A appliances, but they have a special plug/socket (taller Earth pin) and the outlet should be a single socket only in homes, though twin 15A outlets do exist in commercial/industrial locations.

 

It is not particularly heavy duty wiring - in fact a 240V 10A circuit will be lighter wiring than a 120V 15A circuit in the USA. Doubling the voltage halves the current for the same wattage, and voltage drop decreases with higher voltage because the current is lower - so the 240V system is more efficient than a 120V system for the same loads - thinner wires and lower voltage drop losses.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Fascinating. Thank you.