On Jul 23, 11:03 pm, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
wrote:
Thats a bloody big clothes dryer Bob - 5Kw - and I doubt if an
"ordinary" 240v outlet could handle it - you will need a dedicated
circuit, at least. Whats its origin - ex laundromat?

It's not anything special - 25 year old Sears. It's own circuit,
indeed. I suspect you're not in US, where ordinary circuits are 120v &
240v is only for ranges, ovens, & dryers - all of which have their own
circuits.

One alternative is to use a small toggle switch, which controls a big
relay or even better, a SSR (Solid State Relay) which are quite cheap
nowadays...
Larry Jaques wrote:

Why not use a smaller switch to run the dryer through a 240V relay?

That would be my 2nd choice, but I did find the switch I need.

Thanks,
Bob

Ah - I stand corrected. Your right - our standard wall outlets are
240v which can run just about everything as long as the total circuit
loading is ...(I forget - but I thinks the limit is 10 outlets per
circuit) and your also correct, stoves here have their own dedicated
circuit. And increasingly, big air conditioners. (Stuff the
environment - here, our peak power demand is now in Summer for
cooling, rather than a generation before when Winter heating was peak
load. Thats cool - just build another coal fired power station....)
But a 5Kw drier is a big one - hope YOU got cheap electricity....

Andrew VK3bFA.