Most modern-day, hand-held, home hair dryers are rated around
1500 watts. Run it on 120 vac and its no problem.
To get the same hair-drying capability on a 12 vdc circuit would require 125 amps of current which would result in the cord being thicker than a
great set of battery jumper cables.
Since the bath outlet is only rated around 20 amps or so of DC current, rewiring would be necessary for care-free hair drying.
So, any 12 vdc hair dryer available will probably only be good for around 240 watts of hair-drying capablility.
FWIW, when I was a little kid with short hair, my mom's 500 watt hair seemed like a waste of time. I could stand in an open doorway and dry my hair just as quick.
I doubt you will be happy with a 12 vdc hair dryer.
Tom
12V Hair Dryer
Hi, I use solar power to dry my hair; I stand in the sun for a few minutes [5 to 10] usually does it. It takes about double that for my wife to dry her hair. [this is a male concern too] Most of the time we use a 110 Volt hair dryer from home, if we are hooked up. And I never use my hair spray inside of my trailer. Of coarse, in your neck of the woods, [forum members in areas that have winters] the solar system may take much longer or might not work at all.
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