Refrigerator

twice as much as in any other country........

It would cost around $1,000 for a nice big one. Nice selection at Distribudora Gonzalez in Puerto Plata and they stand behind their guarantees. I don't think that refrigerators cost twice as much here and we have bought 3 of them.

You are right that they do not cost twice as much --- I got a fantastic new fridge and a six burner stove with a grill, oven, broiler all with a Stainless Steel finish -- for less than US$1300

They import very good asia models here - that the US never sees.
Smaller energy efficient models.

I got a great new fridge from the states, door to door for less than 500....new washing machine for 225.....door to door, no hassles beyond tossing out the packing cardboard and plastic wrap...

HB (of course it was family to family with no profit to anyone...)

The OP may be advised that unless he has an inverter with voltage regulator, many appliance models will have a shorter life here because of the constant under-voltage. That can kill some electric appliances.

There are some brands that are designed to run on flucuating power supplies without damage. I recall Nedoka is one of them.

unitedone said:

is that why the cell phone has to be charged in such a short peroid of time? Never fully charging???

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Could be.

My inverter is set for 110v output. I know the street power has gone out because my lights get much, much brighter, and the microwave actually heats the crap out of things.

It is common for my UPS (computers, modem, router, phone, chargers connected) to activate and beep while the power is still on. Why? The lower limit threshold for activation is 95v.

Sometimes my microwave just won't heat. A cup of water for 5 minutes barely warms it. Low voltage.

It is normal for my outlets to show 80-90v continuously.