Electric Dryer

[Kiniyeow]

Has anyone installed an electric dryer here in Thailand?  If so, what size breaker and wiring should be installed to accommodate it or could it be used on an exiting circuit in a new house?

[bankruatsteve]

It's been a long time, but I recall the Electrolux dryer we had was on the "normal" 20 amp (2.5mm2 wire) circuit.

 

The problem with dryer in most parts of Thailand is the high humidity makes it almost impossible for a hot air dryer to work.  The one we had would take hours and even then felt like it had been steamed.

 

 

[Crossy]

Domestic dryers plug in to a regular outlet, no need for anything special.

 

[Kiniyeow]

Sweet, thank you sir!

[User3]

We just installed a washer/dryer here (Minburi) and they both run from the same 20 amp breaker. One thing to note is that there are two types of dryer sold here, one venting and the other 'condensing'. As far as I am aware the condensing dryers don't work as well here as they do in colder climates. I gather the water supply temp in the tropics is too high to effectively condense the hot air from the dryer so they take forever to dry the clothes. We got a vented one, (Electrolux) and it works fine. I just dried 9 mens shirts in size Gigantor and it took a bit over 10 minutes. One thing to be careful of is the installation of the vent hose. If you let the company whom you buy it from install the vent then it might not be the optimum installation. That is- might have many kinks and the likely would use the crinkled plastic tubing instead of the correct smooth sided semi-flexible stuff, which is available at Thai Watsadu among other places. 

Good luck.

 

[lopburi3]

3 hours ago, Crossy said:

Domestic dryers plug in to a regular outlet, no need for anything special.

 

Perhaps today but our Hoover from 1997 (still working fine) states a 30 amp breaker is required and did not even have a line cord - you were expected to hard wire with copper 10 gauge to terminal block inside unit.  

[bankruatsteve]

1 hour ago, lopburi3 said:

Perhaps today but our Hoover from 1997 (still working fine) states a 30 amp breaker is required and did not even have a line cord - you were expected to hard wire with copper 10 gauge to terminal block inside unit.  

 

Would that be in the states?  At 110v would draw twice the amps as 220v.

[lopburi3]

No that was for 230v/50hz operation in Thailand.  Still have the instruction sheet.  It was locally bought export model.