Breaking in power cords

Maybe, just maybe, there's a tiny, really tiny, stackable electric dryer that requires a 120V circuit, but, - I dare say that *any side-by-side model out there is a dedicated 30A, 120/240, 3 or 4 wire ('pending on local codes and/or age of equipment.) 240V heater element, 120V controls. Same as an electric range, 'cept those are 50A (typ.) circuits.

A 120V dryer with a load of quality bath towels and several pairs of newish jeans might take oh, 6 or 8 hours to dry? .

Newer, energy star reefers are nearly useless - mine takes 24 hrs. to trickle through 500W.

Plug it into an amp, let it rip all day, and after a day or 3, start listening to music...

I refrained from Fisher-Price brand with a lightbulb inside cracks .

Very unusual appliance. 16AWG PC...? My 240V antique is a 3-10AWG PC. The 50 min. may 'splain it all, since it should be 'bout 30-40 min, tops.

No SST, but cleaned the PC brass prongs, and used one of the Caig products...

Respectfully; if your refrigerator runs 24/7, it's broken.

Cello-

The problem w/reefers as a burn-in tool is, as you noted, they are primarily off (unless one believes the light stays on.) This is increasingly the case the newer they are, and more so if they are an EnergyStar model. It also depends on much the door is opened.
The upside is that you don't waste electricity.

The downside is, for my reefer, it takes a full 24 hours to run a dinky 500W through it; an average of 28W per hour. This is hardly a "burn-in". I can accomplish this in 20 minutes on the microwave oven; a 100W floor lamp for an evening; a couple of washer loads.

But really, after a day of this fiddling, I'm of the mind to use the power amp as the burner for a few days, quit being anal/obssesive, and listen to some tunes. A PC doesn't carry music; just a one-note drone tone...

From: Customer Service at Maytag.com [mailto:customerservice@maytag.com]

Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 6:44 AM
To: a.k.a. shasta
Subject: Re: Product Question

Hello,

Thank you for visiting our Maytag.com customer service page. We appreciate your interest in our products and service.

We do not offer an electric dryer that operates on 120volts. We are not
aware of any prior electric dryers that did.

Sincerely,

Deanna
Maytag Consumer Services
(Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time)

Received Date: 11/3/04
Completion Date: 11/11/04