I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall socket.
Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance prongs.
Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air conditioner.
Is there a converter available that would allow me to safely plug the
120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the 220V outlet? Thanks.

In "M. L." writes:

I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall socket.
Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance prongs.
Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air conditioner.
Is there a converter available that would allow me to safely plug the
120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the 220V outlet? Thanks.

Short answer: No

Longer answer: Unless you really, really, really, know what you're
doing (and the fact that you're asking this question suggests
you don't have solid, err, grounding in this), the answer is
still no.

Chances are that the 240V outlet (you're talking the US here, right?)
has three wires in it. The two flat parts of the outlet are
both "live" at 120V, giving you 240V to the appliance.

There's a roundish third one which is a safety ground.

You might be tempted to build an adapter cable BUT this
will mean using the "ground" as a neutral. DON'T.

Yes, you can maybe run a separate wire as the neutral,
or might be able to take one of the hot wires and,
both at the outlet and at the breaker box, convert
them to a neutral, but again, this requires that you
really, really, know the deal.

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On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 05:56:23 +0000 (UTC), danny burstein
wrote:

In "M. L." writes:

I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall socket.
Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance prongs.
Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air conditioner.
Is there a converter available that would allow me to safely plug the
120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the 220V outlet? Thanks.

Short answer: No

Longer answer: Unless you really, really, really, know what you're
doing (and the fact that you're asking this question suggests
you don't have solid, err, grounding in this), the answer is
still no.

Chances are that the 240V outlet (you're talking the US here, right?)
has three wires in it. The two flat parts of the outlet are
both "live" at 120V, giving you 240V to the appliance.

There's a roundish third one which is a safety ground.

You might be tempted to build an adapter cable BUT this
will mean using the "ground" as a neutral. DON'T.

Yes, you can maybe run a separate wire as the neutral,
or might be able to take one of the hot wires and,
both at the outlet and at the breaker box, convert
them to a neutral, but again, this requires that you
really, really, know the deal.


Have someone who knows a bit about electricity check to see what
color the wires are in the outlet.
If you have black, white, and red you CAN connect a 120 volt outlet to
either black and white or red and white.
If you have black and red only you cannot get 120 without rewiring
(and remarking the red wire with white shrink tube on both ends)
If you have black and white you can rewire it for 120.
The wires will need to be moved in the panel. I would recommend
getting a licenced electrician to do the job - but at least you do not
need to have new wire pulled in.

On Tue, 03 Dec 2019 01:44:22 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 05:56:23 +0000 (UTC), danny burstein
wrote:

In "M. L." writes:

I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall socket.
Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance prongs.
Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air conditioner.
Is there a converter available that would allow me to safely plug the
120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the 220V outlet? Thanks.

Short answer: No

Longer answer: Unless you really, really, really, know what you're
doing (and the fact that you're asking this question suggests
you don't have solid, err, grounding in this), the answer is
still no.

Chances are that the 240V outlet (you're talking the US here, right?)
has three wires in it. The two flat parts of the outlet are
both "live" at 120V, giving you 240V to the appliance.

There's a roundish third one which is a safety ground.

You might be tempted to build an adapter cable BUT this
will mean using the "ground" as a neutral. DON'T.

Yes, you can maybe run a separate wire as the neutral,
or might be able to take one of the hot wires and,
both at the outlet and at the breaker box, convert
them to a neutral, but again, this requires that you
really, really, know the deal.


Have someone who knows a bit about electricity check to see what
color the wires are in the outlet.
If you have black, white, and red you CAN connect a 120 volt outlet to
either black and white or red and white.
If you have black and red only you cannot get 120 without rewiring
(and remarking the red wire with white shrink tube on both ends)
If you have black and white you can rewire it for 120.
The wires will need to be moved in the panel. I would recommend
getting a licenced electrician to do the job - but at least you do not
need to have new wire pulled in.

I bet he has a black, white and bare wire in that box and the
electrician may have reidentified the white but I wouldn't count on
it. Black red and bare, 2 wire romex is so rare I doubt most people
have ever even seen it.
It still sounds like he should have a qualified person in that panel
but the fix might be as simple as moving the white wire in the panel
to the neutral bus and changing the receptacle.

On Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:29:55 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 03 Dec 2019 01:44:22 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 05:56:23 +0000 (UTC), danny burstein
wrote:

In "M. L." writes:

I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall socket.
Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance prongs.
Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air conditioner.
Is there a converter available that would allow me to safely plug the
120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the 220V outlet? Thanks.

Short answer: No

Longer answer: Unless you really, really, really, know what you're
doing (and the fact that you're asking this question suggests
you don't have solid, err, grounding in this), the answer is
still no.

Chances are that the 240V outlet (you're talking the US here, right?)
has three wires in it. The two flat parts of the outlet are
both "live" at 120V, giving you 240V to the appliance.

There's a roundish third one which is a safety ground.

You might be tempted to build an adapter cable BUT this
will mean using the "ground" as a neutral. DON'T.

Yes, you can maybe run a separate wire as the neutral,
or might be able to take one of the hot wires and,
both at the outlet and at the breaker box, convert
them to a neutral, but again, this requires that you
really, really, know the deal.


Have someone who knows a bit about electricity check to see what
color the wires are in the outlet.
If you have black, white, and red you CAN connect a 120 volt outlet to
either black and white or red and white.
If you have black and red only you cannot get 120 without rewiring
(and remarking the red wire with white shrink tube on both ends)
If you have black and white you can rewire it for 120.
The wires will need to be moved in the panel. I would recommend
getting a licenced electrician to do the job - but at least you do not
need to have new wire pulled in.

I bet he has a black, white and bare wire in that box and the
electrician may have reidentified the white but I wouldn't count on
it. Black red and bare, 2 wire romex is so rare I doubt most people
have ever even seen it.
It still sounds like he should have a qualified person in that panel
but the fix might be as simple as moving the white wire in the panel
to the neutral bus and changing the receptacle.
That is my strong suspiscion

On 12/3/19 12:49 AM, M. L. wrote:
I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air conditioner. Is there a converter available that
would allow me to safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the 220V outlet? Thanks.

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

On Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 5:51:44 AM UTC-5, Mac Sparks wrote:
On 12/3/19 12:49 AM, M. L. wrote:
I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air conditioner. Is there a converter available that
would allow me to safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the 220V outlet? Thanks.

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

That's probably the cheapest and easiest solution. As others have said,
if it's a straight 240V circuit, no neutral, it would take changing the
breaker to convert it to 120V. It's likely the only receptacle on that
circuit, so there won't be a problem with other 240V receptacles also
going to 120V. Changing the breaker and putting in a new breaker is
not a big deal, but if you need an electrician to do it,
it's probably going to cost more than a 240V AC.

In trader_4 writes:

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

That's probably the cheapest and easiest solution. As others have said,
if it's a straight 240V circuit, no neutral, it would take changing the
breaker to convert it to 120V.

The costs of having an electrician (depending on your
area, of course) setting up a 120V outlet and then
getting a commodity 120V unit is probably, once everything
is totaled up, is likely to be about the same as getting
the 240V unit.

At least in the US...

120V air conditioners are commodity, highly competive,
and pretty low priced (in comparison...). Also readily
available at second hand outfits like Habitat,
Goodwill, and the like.

240V units are targetted more to the commercial market,
may (or may not!) be better quality, but are certainly
going to be more expensive....


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In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 3 Dec 2019 16:51:15 +0000 (UTC), danny
burstein wrote:

In trader_4 writes:

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

That's probably the cheapest and easiest solution. As others have said,
if it's a straight 240V circuit, no neutral, it would take changing the
breaker to convert it to 120V.

The costs of having an electrician (depending on your
area, of course) setting up a 120V outlet and then
getting a commodity 120V unit is probably, once everything
is totaled up, is likely to be about the same as getting
the 240V unit.

At least in the US...

120V air conditioners are commodity, highly competive,
and pretty low priced (in comparison...). Also readily
available at second hand outfits like Habitat,
Goodwill, and the like.

I wouldn't rely on that. I've been to Habitat once and to Goodwill and
the S. Army many times and don't remember ever seeing an AC.


240V units are targetted more to the commercial market,
may (or may not!) be better quality, but are certainly
going to be more expensive....

In micky writes:

120V air conditioners are commodity, highly competive,
and pretty low priced (in comparison...). Also readily
available at second hand outfits like Habitat,
Goodwill, and the like.

I wouldn't rely on that. I've been to Habitat once and to Goodwill and
the S. Army many times and don't remember ever seeing an AC.

Oh, absolutely there's no guarantee as to what you'll find
and when/where. But I have bumped into 120V AC units at
these places and... have even dropped my own with them when
I upgraded.

Come to think of it I've seen them at pawn shops, too.

So yeah, it's worth looking around. Especially if you're
in no hurry.

(Plus, natch, craigslist, ebay, etc.)


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On Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:15:55 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 3 Dec 2019 16:51:15 +0000 (UTC), danny
burstein wrote:

In trader_4 writes:

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

That's probably the cheapest and easiest solution. As others have said,
if it's a straight 240V circuit, no neutral, it would take changing the
breaker to convert it to 120V.

The costs of having an electrician (depending on your
area, of course) setting up a 120V outlet and then
getting a commodity 120V unit is probably, once everything
is totaled up, is likely to be about the same as getting
the 240V unit.

At least in the US...

120V air conditioners are commodity, highly competive,
and pretty low priced (in comparison...). Also readily
available at second hand outfits like Habitat,
Goodwill, and the like.

I wouldn't rely on that. I've been to Habitat once and to Goodwill and
the S. Army many times and don't remember ever seeing an AC.

Because they won't take them - particularly if over 3 years old.


240V units are targetted more to the commercial market,
may (or may not!) be better quality, but are certainly
going to be more expensive....

On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 16:51:15 +0000 (UTC), danny burstein
wrote:

In trader_4 writes:

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

That's probably the cheapest and easiest solution. As others have said,
if it's a straight 240V circuit, no neutral, it would take changing the
breaker to convert it to 120V.

The costs of having an electrician (depending on your
area, of course) setting up a 120V outlet and then
getting a commodity 120V unit is probably, once everything
is totaled up, is likely to be about the same as getting
the 240V unit.

At least in the US...

120V air conditioners are commodity, highly competive,
and pretty low priced (in comparison...). Also readily
available at second hand outfits like Habitat,
Goodwill, and the like.

240V units are targetted more to the commercial market,
may (or may not!) be better quality, but are certainly
going to be more expensive....

It should be whatever their minimum trip charge is but that is easily
around $100. I would call around.

On Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:32:27 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 16:51:15 +0000 (UTC), danny burstein
wrote:

In trader_4 writes:

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

That's probably the cheapest and easiest solution. As others have said,
if it's a straight 240V circuit, no neutral, it would take changing the
breaker to convert it to 120V.

The costs of having an electrician (depending on your
area, of course) setting up a 120V outlet and then
getting a commodity 120V unit is probably, once everything
is totaled up, is likely to be about the same as getting
the 240V unit.

At least in the US...

120V air conditioners are commodity, highly competive,
and pretty low priced (in comparison...). Also readily
available at second hand outfits like Habitat,
Goodwill, and the like.

240V units are targetted more to the commercial market,
may (or may not!) be better quality, but are certainly
going to be more expensive....

It should be whatever their minimum trip charge is but that is easily
around $100. I would call around.
Around here a non union sparky can usually be had for about $75
minimum charge - up to half an hour - Plus about 2 bucks for the new
outlet and a buck for the plate. No need to change the breaker
(usually -)

I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the
220V outlet? Thanks.

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

I'm having trouble finding a 220v "portable" air conditioner that's
designed and priced for a bedroom-sized area. I was hoping there would
be a converter box available that could make my American 120v appliance
compatible with my American 220v socket.

In article , lid says...

I'm having trouble finding a 220v "portable" air conditioner that's
designed and priced for a bedroom-sized area. I was hoping there would
be a converter box available that could make my American 120v appliance
compatible with my American 220v socket.




You are talking portable AC that can be moved from room to room and not
a window unit ? right ?

I am not sure why anyone would want to fool with those, but many must as
there are many kinds for sale.

Shouldn't you be able to just plug it in ane standart 120 V receptical
in the room ?

I'm having trouble finding a 220v "portable" air conditioner that's
designed and priced for a bedroom-sized area. I was hoping there would
be a converter box available that could make my American 120v appliance
compatible with my American 220v socket.

You are talking portable AC that can be moved from room to room and not
a window unit ? right ?

I am not sure why anyone would want to fool with those, but many must as
there are many kinds for sale.

Shouldn't you be able to just plug it in ane standart 120 V receptical
in the room ?

Yes, that look like what I'll have to do but I wanted to use the 220v
plug because it's going unused and it's on its own circuit.

On Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 2:05:26 PM UTC-5, M. L. wrote:
I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the
220V outlet? Thanks.

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

I'm having trouble finding a 220v "portable" air conditioner that's
designed and priced for a bedroom-sized area. I was hoping there would
be a converter box available that could make my American 120v appliance
compatible with my American 220v socket.

When we lived in Europe we used transformers to run American 120V appliances on German 220V power.

But one large enough to handle an AC unit is going to cost a lot, probably more than the AC unit, and they are massively heavy.

With German power we also had to worry about 50 Hz vs 60, but you're on American power so there should be no issue.

On 12/3/19 2:05 PM, M. L. wrote:

I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the
220V outlet? Thanks.

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

I'm having trouble finding a 220v "portable" air conditioner that's
designed and priced for a bedroom-sized area. I was hoping there would
be a converter box available that could make my American 120v appliance
compatible with my American 220v socket.

As said, a transformer for 220-to-120V would be the size of an AC & the
price (or more)! Relatives in the UK had one so they could use a
favorite American vacuum cleaner (Filter Queen). It was a big as the vacuum.

By "portable" A/C do you mean free-standing, or a window-mounted, unit ?
how many BTUs are you looking for ?

Is there no standard 120 volt outlet nearby ? Even if a heavy duty
extension cord is needed ?

On Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 4:53:31 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On 12/3/19 2:05 PM, M. L. wrote:

I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the
220V outlet? Thanks.

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

I'm having trouble finding a 220v "portable" air conditioner that's
designed and priced for a bedroom-sized area. I was hoping there would
be a converter box available that could make my American 120v appliance
compatible with my American 220v socket.

As said, a transformer for 220-to-120V would be the size of an AC & the
price (or more)! Relatives in the UK had one so they could use a
favorite American vacuum cleaner (Filter Queen). It was a big as the vacuum.

By "portable" A/C do you mean free-standing, or a window-mounted, unit ?
how many BTUs are you looking for ?

Is there no standard 120 volt outlet nearby ? Even if a heavy duty
extension cord is needed

No one has yet commented that the stated 220/120V does not compute.
Today in the USA it's 240 or 120V and when it was 220V, it was presumably
110V, ie 220/110. So I assume they meant 240/120V.

On 12/3/19 5:23 PM, trader_4 wrote:

[snip]

No one has yet commented that the stated 220/120V does not compute.
Today in the USA it's 240 or 120V and when it was 220V, it was presumably
110V, ie 220/110. So I assume they meant 240/120V.

I have heard of:

110/220
115/230
117/234
118/236
120/240
125/250

There is always a 1:2 ratio (higher voltage is twice lower one). Older
people often say 110/220. I measure almost exactly 120/240 here.

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I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into
the 220V outlet? Thanks.


By "portable" A/C do you mean free-standing, or a window-mounted, unit ?
how many BTUs are you looking for ?

Free-standing, like this 115v/12,000 BTU unit from Amazon:
https://urlzs.com/TXnw9

Is there no standard 120 volt outlet nearby ? Even if a heavy duty
extension cord is needed ?

I'll use that if I have to but the unused 220v socket is on its own
circuit. No extension cord needed.

On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 00:34:59 -0600, "M. L." wrote:


I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into
the 220V outlet? Thanks.


By "portable" A/C do you mean free-standing, or a window-mounted, unit ?
how many BTUs are you looking for ?

Free-standing, like this 115v/12,000 BTU unit from Amazon:
https://urlzs.com/TXnw9

Is there no standard 120 volt outlet nearby ? Even if a heavy duty
extension cord is needed ?

I'll use that if I have to but the unused 220v socket is on its own
circuit. No extension cord needed.



You just need to change that at the panel to 120 (move the white wire
from the breaker to the neutral bus) and replace the receptacle.

On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 00:34:59 -0600, "M. L." wrote:


I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into
the 220V outlet? Thanks.


By "portable" A/C do you mean free-standing, or a window-mounted, unit ?
how many BTUs are you looking for ?

Free-standing, like this 115v/12,000 BTU unit from Amazon:
https://urlzs.com/TXnw9

Is there no standard 120 volt outlet nearby ? Even if a heavy duty
extension cord is needed ?

I'll use that if I have to but the unused 220v socket is on its own
circuit. No extension cord needed.


I can truthfully say I don't have much use for those critters. Used
one in the computer room for about 2 years and it was a disaster.

On 12/3/2019 2:05 PM, M. L. wrote:

I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air conditioner. Is there a converter available that
would allow me to safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the 220V outlet? Thanks.

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

I'm having trouble finding a 220v "portable" air conditioner that's designed and priced for a bedroom-sized area. I was hoping there would be a converter box available that could make my American 120v appliance compatible with my American 220v socket.


Ugh! Those "portable" air conditioners are ****ing noisy.Â* At the very least, buy a thru-the-wall unit.Â* For a few hundred more, you could put in a nice quiet mini-split.

I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into
the 220V outlet? Thanks.

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

I'm having trouble finding a 220v "portable" air conditioner that's
designed and priced for a bedroom-sized area. I was hoping there would
be a converter box available that could make my American 120v
appliance compatible with my American 220v socket.


Ugh! Those "portable" air conditioners are ****ing noisy.Â* At the very
least, buy a thru-the-wall unit.Â* For a few hundred more, you could put
in a nice quiet mini-split.

Unfortunately neither of your options are suitable for apartment
installation.

On Thu, 5 Dec 2019 09:56:14 -0600, "M. L." wrote:


I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into
the 220V outlet? Thanks.

Why not buy a 240v unit so you don't have to rework/run new wires?

I'm having trouble finding a 220v "portable" air conditioner that's
designed and priced for a bedroom-sized area. I was hoping there would
be a converter box available that could make my American 120v
appliance compatible with my American 220v socket.


Ugh! Those "portable" air conditioners are ****ing noisy.* At the very
least, buy a thru-the-wall unit.* For a few hundred more, you could put
in a nice quiet mini-split.

Unfortunately neither of your options are suitable for apartment
installation.
Many apartments have through the wall AC "ports" - many more rely on
"window shakers" - and the new high seer units are not only more
efficient, but they shake less!!!

On 12/3/2019 12:49 AM, M. L. wrote:
I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall socket.
Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance prongs.
Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air conditioner.
Is there a converter available that would allow me to safely plug the
120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the 220V outlet? Thanks.

There are ways but it may not meet code or could be dangerous. I'd
either buy a 220V AC or have an electrician convert it to a 120 outlet
the right way.

Do it right, not some half assed rig your neighbor can make for you.

On 12/3/2019 6:59 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 12/3/2019 12:49 AM, M. L. wrote:
I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the
220V outlet? Thanks.

There are ways but it may not meet code or could be dangerous.Â* I'd
either buy a 220V AC or have an electrician convert it to a 120 outlet
the right way.

Do it right, not some half assed rig your neighbor can make for you.

**** off asshole.

On 12/4/2019 7:40 PM, M. L. wrote:
On 12/3/2019 6:59 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 12/3/2019 12:49 AM, M. L. wrote:
I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into the
220V outlet? Thanks.

There are ways but it may not meet code or could be dangerous.Â* I'd
either buy a 220V AC or have an electrician convert it to a 120 outlet
the right way.

Do it right, not some half assed rig your neighbor can make for you.

**** off asshole.

OP here. I just ant to make it clear that the response above was not
made by me, even though the sender names (M.L.) are the same.

On 12/5/2019 11:04 AM, M. L. wrote:
On 12/4/2019 7:40 PM, M. L. wrote:
On 12/3/2019 6:59 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 12/3/2019 12:49 AM, M. L. wrote:
I have a broken air conditioner that plugs into my 220V USA wall
socket. Its prongs look quite different from typical 120V appliance
prongs. Before next summer I'd like to buy a 120V portable room air
conditioner. Is there a converter available that would allow me to
safely plug the 120V 3-prong socket portable air conditioner into
the 220V outlet? Thanks.

There are ways but it may not meet code or could be dangerous.Â* I'd
either buy a 220V AC or have an electrician convert it to a 120
outlet the right way.

Do it right, not some half assed rig your neighbor can make for you.

**** off asshole.

OP here. I just ant to make it clear that the response above was not
made by me, even though the sender names (M.L.) are the same.

Usually comments like that are made by pea brained kids that think it is
funny. Often they forge a known poster and ot their own name so mommy
does not catch them.