Survival Food (Read 15739 times)

Flapp_Jackson

Re: Survival Food
« Reply #40 on: June 12, 2022, 07:45:45 PM »
" Use your stove outlet"
which means stove not plugged in.
#focus

The freeze dryers I've looked at that use 220/240v power only draw a max of 20 amps.  A home oven draws 40-50 amps.

220/240v outlets use various receptacle configurations based on amperage and brand of appliance.  It would be nothing short of a miracle if the dehydrator's plug actually fit the stove's outlet/receptacle.

50 Amp:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Utilitech-Black-50-Amp-Round-Outlet-Industrial-Outlet/4013829?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-elc-_-bng-_-PLA_ELC_205_Wiring-Devices-Cords-Fire-_-4013829-_-Online-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclsrc=ds

20 Amp:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-20-Amp-Commercial-Grade-Double-Pole-Single-Outlet-Light-Almond-R66-05821-0TS/202066679
« Last Edit: June 13, 2022, 12:36:33 PM by Flapp_Jackson »
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

Rocky

Re: Survival Food
« Reply #41 on: June 13, 2022, 11:07:16 AM »
The freeze dryers I've looked at that use 220/240v power only draw a max of 20 amps.  A home oven draws 40-50 amps.

220/240v outlets use various receptacle configurations based on amperage and brand of appliance.  It would be nothing short of a miracle if the dehydrator's plug actual fit the stove's outlet/receptacle.

50 Amp:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Utilitech-Black-50-Amp-Round-Outlet-Industrial-Outlet/4013829?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-elc-_-bng-_-PLA_ELC_205_Wiring-Devices-Cords-Fire-_-4013829-_-Online-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclsrc=ds

20 Amp:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-20-Amp-Commercial-Grade-Double-Pole-Single-Outlet-Light-Almond-R66-05821-0TS/202066679

   Never really looked at them so decided to ed-j a-macate me-self.
Didn't find a lot of them in 220/230/240 and those were more expensive commercial types.
I say amperage be damned ! this way you can freeze dry AND smoke meat at the same time !   :geekdanc:

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Flapp_Jackson

Re: Survival Food
« Reply #42 on: June 13, 2022, 06:55:30 PM »
   Never really looked at them so decided to ed-j a-macate me-self.
Didn't find a lot of them in 220/230/240 and those were more expensive commercial types.
I say amperage be damned ! this way you can freeze dry AND smoke meat at the same time !   :geekdanc:

#3 in this list is a "home" appliance that uses 220v and needs a 20A circuit.  The average amps used by the home-sized models range 16-17 amps max.

https://bestsurvival.org/best-freeze-dryer/

My original intent was to inform in case someone believed they could easily swap appliances on 220v circuits with other appliances that use more or fewer amps -- plug/receptacle configuration being the most obvious problem.  I didn't anticipate peanut gallery snipers!   :geekdanc:

Hopefully the serious folks get my drift -- it's rare that you can "easily" borrow the outlet from an existing 220v appliance for another.  When I bought a new clothes dryer, I went ahead and purchased the installation kit which I almost never do. Sear was notorious for selling you a "kit" that contained a selection of couplings, connectors and receptacle plugs at almost double what you could spend at HD for just that parts you needed.  The price for the kit at BB was reasonable, so I accepted.

The plug for the new dryer didn't fit the receptacle layout.  I wound up reusing the plug from the old dryer, and taking the kit back to BB.  Nothing is ever "easy".   :wtf:
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

RSN172

Re: Survival Food
« Reply #43 on: June 13, 2022, 10:13:31 PM »
#3 in this list is a "home" appliance that uses 220v and needs a 20A circuit.  The average amps used by the home-sized models range 16-17 amps max.

https://bestsurvival.org/best-freeze-dryer/

My original intent was to inform in case someone believed they could easily swap appliances on 220v circuits with other appliances that use more or fewer amps -- plug/receptacle configuration being the most obvious problem.  I didn't anticipate peanut gallery snipers!   :geekdanc:

Hopefully the serious folks get my drift -- it's rare that you can "easily" borrow the outlet from an existing 220v appliance for another.  When I bought a new clothes dryer, I went ahead and purchased the installation kit which I almost never do. Sear was notorious for selling you a "kit" that contained a selection of couplings, connectors and receptacle plugs at almost double what you could spend at HD for just that parts you needed.  The price for the kit at BB was reasonable, so I accepted.

The plug for the new dryer didn't fit the receptacle layout.  I wound up reusing the plug from the old dryer, and taking the kit back to BB.  Nothing is ever "easy".   :wtf:
I had a hell,of a time trying to make an adapter to run my 3 prong dryer plug to the 4 prong generator outlet. I wanted to be able to run my dryer with the generator in case of an extended power outage.  The problem is 3 prong dryer outlets are no longer being sold because the newer code calls for 4 prong.  One day I found one in a box that I keep all the old electrical stuff I have and a few minutes later I had my adapter.  It is unbelievable how many different configurations they have for 240v.
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