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Look on the data plate on the hairdryer. There you will find the manufacturers specifications as to the wattage of the dryer and the voltage range it has been designed to run on.

So the answer is that a hairdryer can be plugged into a 120 volt receptacle if it was designed for use on that voltage.

If you want to know the current it takes, you can calculate it by dividing the wattage by the voltage. The answer will be in amps.

If the hairdryer is a type that was designed to run only on 230 volts - such as are made for home use in Europe and elsewhere,where they use that voltage as standard - then don't try to use it on 120 volts because you will not get enough heat from it!

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Yes it would have to be a 30 amp circuit wired with 10 gauge wire

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A 15 amp circuit at 120 volts has the capacity to handle 1800 watts without tripping. It should handle a 1300 watt hair dryer with no problem whatsoever.

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Q: Is it possible to simultaneously operate 1300 w hair dryers on the same 120v circuit without tripping 15 a circuit breaker?
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