Voltage transformers can do plenty more than just allow low-wattage items like phone chargers and iPods to be used throughout the world. Special models of transformers can also convert an entire home, business, or manufacturing facility from 110–120 volts to 220–240 volts, and vice-versa — a very useful thing for anyone relocating to a region with a different voltage standard. There’s no need to get rid of your favorite and most trustworthy appliances!

Of course, an ordinary 300-watt converter won’t be able to accommodate the power consumption needs of an entire home. For that, you require a particular kind of transformer known as a whole-home voltage transformer. As its name implies, the whole-home voltage transformer converts power for the entire home, beginning at the circuit breaker.

How It Works

Whole-home models are typically used within a knockout box – a metal box that can be knocked out, with holes that allow wires or cords to run in and out of it – and they’re typically hand-wired directly to a circuit breaker. Once the power converter is up and running, all of the wall outlets in your home or building will be delivering electricity at the voltage that you require.

Why Invest in a Whole-Home Converter

Whole-home power converters provide convenience for some and they are a vital necessity for others. For anyone relocating overseas or across a border, whether the move is temporary or permanent, these international power converters allow those appliances that you know, love, and trust to be used in your new home abroad.

For anyone setting up a medical facility or shelter in a region affected by weather conditions or current events, these transformers are an indispensable part of their mission. Medical equipment is, of course, very expensive and often difficult to obtain. In emergency and time-sensitive situations, when relief agencies or governments from a particular nation (and voltage standard) are donating medical equipment, the ability to get gear up and running within hours is essential.

Choose Your Device Carefully

If you plan to purchase a whole-home voltage transformer in the future, there are some important things to consider. First and foremost, if you want to purchase a quality model, you need to find a power converter that isn’t manufactured in China. There’s a reason why Chinese converters are less expensive than others, and it has everything to do with using inferior components that, in turn, yield unreliability and safety hazards.

Almost all of the bargain basement Chinese power converters uses aluminum wiring instead of copper, and they’ll almost always catch on fire when overloaded. Moreover, many Chinese brands advertise on their websites that you’ll need a model that can handle a 10,000- or 15,000-watt load, when most power lines can’t handle anywhere near the amperage produced for 10,000 or 15,000 watts. Simply put, you are unlikely to use even half that amount.

What You Need

An important merit of a whole-home voltage transformer is its ability to handle very high power consumption demands. ACUPWR’s models, for example, range from 3000 to 6000 watts, a necessity when you consider that homes use numerous appliances at any given moment. A vacuum cleaner usually consumes around 500 watts when running. Lights, depending on the wattage of its bulb, can consume hundreds of watts at a time together. The refrigerator? That's another 1200 watts. There can easily be thousands of watts being consumed at a time, warranting the the need for transformers that can handle heavy loads.

Choose ACUPWR

Now we get to sound our trumpet! ACUPWR’s whole-home power converters are second to none when it comes to quality, reliability, longevity, and safety. They’re made in the U.S. using the finest components available, and they’re bench tested at full loads before leaving the factory. We’re so confident on the superiority of our products, that we provide a lifetime warranty and damage coverage up to $10,000.

Find an ACUPWR whole-home international power converter today!