Cost of repair on damaged appliance due to over voltage?

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So just today I received my new KitchenAid from the US. Little did I know - stupidly enough - that plugging in a 120 volts appliance into our Australian 220-240 volts sockets would fry it despite having an adapter. Now that I've read up on it, I've gained a greater understanding in terms of the dangers, why what works and what doesn't. Unfortunately however, I believe it is too late because the first time I switched the machine on, the circuit breaker popped and I smelt smoke. So, I thought it was my adapter's fault (having little knowledge about such things). So I flipped the breaker back and tried with another adapter. This time, there was a spark.... I knew then there was something wrong.

Therefore, I believe that I've definitely damaged the insides of the appliance but I'm not sure how much it would COST to have it repaired or WHERE in Brisbane, Australia I could even get it repaired.

Ps. I now know that I will have to get a voltage converter/transformer in order for this mixer to work.

crackleboy · Accepted Answer

I don't think your going to get it repaired if the motor is fried. You might just need a new motor. Someone with some basic electric knowledge could tell you if it as i suspect burned. Maybe the motor could be rewound? You could call a motor rewinding shop and ask them but I'm guessing its a bit expensive. Or someone handy might be able to fix it. 
 You might offer to bake some cakes as payment.
 I took a kitchenaid to Philippines and did get a transformer. I'm wondering if y'all have 60 cycle power like here in US and in PI? I think these mixers work on 60 or 50 cycle but not sure.

mouzon · Answer

Quite often they only pay for the repairs finished, now not what they could have price. Normally, once more, they expect to peer the account from the builder or whoever it was who did the work. Mostly, though, they'll conveniently pay out direct to you, particularly if it's a smallish amount. We not too long ago had some roof, gutter and fascia injury and they have been very joyful simply to pay me the rate of alternative materials and let me do it, rather than pay extra for a builder to type it out . . .

Anonymous · Answer

Hi ZaiZai, It is difficult to tell the exact cost of repairing this appliance without seeing. so must contact to a electrician or any expert for repairing this. I would like to suggest you to go with Extron Service, they have a team of experts to provide you qualitative appliance repair service at market leading prices. Visit here for more info: http://goo.gl/mkeSjs

pickmefirstplz · Answer

until it gets opened up no one knows how much damage there is

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