That's a common reading on a 208V system. The dryer will be fine just the heating element won't get quite as hot.
Two ungrounded conductors and an neutral from a 208Y/120 supply is common in some areas for condos and apartments.This is a condo/apt building. I believe the voltage should be one 120/240 single phase but I am not sure. Is that common to feed apartments with 208v.?
Two ungrounded conductors and an neutral from a 208Y/120 supply is common in some areas for condos and apartments.
If your nominal 120 volts is reading 124, then the nomimal 208 at the same ratio is 214 - that is normal in many areas.Okay so if this apartment is being fed with 208 V is 214 V normal? Or if this was fed by 220 V would 214v be too low?
Not always, but often yes. Heating appliances see a reduction in total watts, most household 240 volt appliances have both a 208 and a 240 volt rating.I need to educate myself more on Transformers. So a 220 V rated appliance will work fine on a 208 V circuit. Got it.
I see. Thank you.Not always, but often yes. Heating appliances see a reduction in total watts, most household 240 volt appliances have both a 208 and a 240 volt rating.
Transformers? When you have a large multifamily dwelling it is more economical to supply with three phase instead of single phase. Say you have a load calculation of 144 KVA. You can supply it with either a 600 amp single phase 120/240 supply or a 400 amp 208/120 three phase supply. Three phase = 1 more conductor and 1 more bus bar in the gear, but also means smaller conductors, smaller main breakers/fuses/bus and is possibly preferable to POCO because it has more balance on their distribution then a large single phase service has.
The only way to get all three phases at 120 volts to a common conductor though is with a wye connected system that is 208 line to line, and since dwellings are typically mostly 120 volt loads - it doesn't do much good to have any other system if you are going three phase because at least one phase will not get much utilization and then you are kind of stuck with something about as useful as if you went with single phase to start with.
Unlikely it is rated 220 but rated for the range 208-250.I need to educate myself more on Transformers. So a 220 V rated appliance will work fine on a 208 V circuit. Got it.
I need to educate myself more on Transformers. So a 220 V rated appliance will work fine on a 208 V circuit. Got it.