if you are in the USA and the machine is a 110v motor there should not be an issue.
as far as there being a difference between "new electricals" and "old electricals", I would be VERY suspicious of that answer. Ohm's law has not changed since the beginning.
If your breaker is "tripping" then either it is too small for the circuit (only seen this in mobile homes before) or the machine has an electrical issue which is causing the breaker to trip for safety.