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[dcarr]

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[coromonadalix]

Well your gotchas will be :    to have 16 amp at 240  you need  combined 32 amps at 120volt

Are your ac outlets and breakers are able to match that power consumption ?   a mere 3840 watts ?

 16 x 240 = 32 x 120

[coromonadalix]

I hope your ac wiring in the wall(s) are strong enough .... they wil be pushed to the max, and they can overheat in the walls and maybe you could have a fire

The correct and safest way to do this : would be to have an electrician with the proper transformer redo your electrical box and properly and safely give you what you need

The problem is also the length of you primary wires, are the dephased outlets are near of each other or far away ?


Edit : i have the experience to do that   but i would never ever do a thing like this:

I bought an multi output x-former and made an electrician do an 50 amp  outlet, i still got my house insurance and safety  ... in my country the insurance company would or could pursue me ...

[ArthurDent]

Just because something can be done doesn't mean that it should be done. The proper way I think this should be done is to have a qualified electrician rewire the box so you have a dual breaker, half on each phase, so if there is a fault, all power will be removed. Because of the load being 16 amps which is the max continuous recommended for a 20 amp circuit and breaker, I would suggest using a 25 amp (or 30) dual breaker, #10 wire, and a proper 30 amp outlet. Check with an electrician to make sure this would be what is recommended or required by your local electrical code.

[coromonadalix]

The op did not like our answers, op thread removed ??

[johnkenyon]

Well given that intelligent people learn from the mistakes of others, and therefore most intelligent people aren't afraid to reveal their mistakes, the conclusion we come to is...

[magic]

... that the OP didn't think too high of you

[Zero999]

The op did not like our answers, op thread removed ??

Troll? It does annoy me when people do that. Mental note to quote the original post, unless someone hasn't already done so.

[Simon]

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Don't do that! you will just make yourself unpopular and ultimately get banned.