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Electric dryer outlet converter pillow.of.clouds 04-19-2007
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Posted by on April 19, 2007, 9:32 am


Hi. i recently moved, and the dryer hookup in the basement of the new
place is a "regular" outlet. My dryer has the three heavy gauge copper
wires and a three pronged plug with large and skewed prongs (By now
it's really clear that i have no clue about these things!). The
landlord refuses to install the same sort of outlet that this plug
requires & i can't afford to buy a new dryer. Is there a transformer
or converter that i could use to make this work? i don't use the dryer
very often, but with three children it's a necessity. Thank you in
advance for your help-


Posted by Speedy Jim on April 19, 2007, 9:44 am


pillow.of.clouds@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi. i recently moved, and the dryer hookup in the basement of the new
> place is a "regular" outlet. My dryer has the three heavy gauge copper
> wires and a three pronged plug with large and skewed prongs (By now
> it's really clear that i have no clue about these things!). The
> landlord refuses to install the same sort of outlet that this plug
> requires & i can't afford to buy a new dryer. Is there a transformer
> or converter that i could use to make this work? i don't use the dryer
> very often, but with three children it's a necessity. Thank you in
> advance for your help-
>


http://www.hometips.com/content/receptacle_intro.html

Does the landlord's outlet look like the one on the left?
If so, there is NO converter to adapt your dryer.

The landlord's space may have had provision for
a gas dryer, not the heavy load required by your electric dryer.

Jim

Posted by Bud-- on April 19, 2007, 9:48 am


pillow.of.clouds@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi. i recently moved, and the dryer hookup in the basement of the new
> place is a "regular" outlet. My dryer has the three heavy gauge copper
> wires and a three pronged plug with large and skewed prongs (By now
> it's really clear that i have no clue about these things!). The
> landlord refuses to install the same sort of outlet that this plug
> requires & i can't afford to buy a new dryer. Is there a transformer
> or converter that i could use to make this work? i don't use the dryer
> very often, but with three children it's a necessity. Thank you in
> advance for your help-
>

The "regular" outlet is 120 volt, 20 amp (or maybe 15 amp). The dryer
plug is 240 volt, 30 amp. You need larger wire for 30 amps - you can't
convert. Is the electrical panel nearby? Is gas available for a dryer?
Trade your dryer for a used gas dryer?

--
bud--

Posted by sym on April 19, 2007, 8:55 pm


On Apr 19, 9:32 am, pillow.of.clo...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi. i recently moved, and the dryer hookup in the basement of the new
> place is a "regular" outlet. My dryer has the three heavy gauge copper
> wires and a three pronged plug with large and skewed prongs (By now
> it's really clear that i have no clue about these things!). The
> landlord refuses to install the same sort of outlet that this plug
> requires & i can't afford to buy a new dryer. Is there a transformer
> or converter that i could use to make this work? i don't use the dryer
> very often, but with three children it's a necessity. Thank you in
> advance for your help-

not legally it cant be converted will your cord reach the panel? if so
you could buy a tombstone style recpt.a 3/4 inchby say 2 inch long
threaded nipple, a 240v 30 a breaker of the brand panel , and 4 feet
10-3 romex.providing the breaker panel isnt recessed back into the
drywall. probabaly less than $50 for material. and should take only a
few minutes for an electrician to hook up. the further away of course
the more wire,materials and labor become involved. and a panel in a
finished room .... well lets say id be looking to make the switch to
gas.


Posted by AE Todd on April 21, 2007, 10:42 pm


If you have a 4-prong 240 volt outlet but a 3-prong 240 volt cord on
your dryer, then you can put a 4-prong cord onto your dryer and it
will work with the existing outlet.

If you have a 120 volt outlet (such as what your washing machine would
plug into), then you can't exacly change the outlet for use by your
240 volt dryer; an electician would need to run a new line from the
breaker and build a complete new circuit and outlet for your dryer.
However, off the record, you can adapt a 240 volt dryer with a 120
volt power cord to plug into a 120 volt outlet, if you know how to
hook up the new cord to your dryer correctly. But just so you know,
your dryer will dry your clothes
reallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly slow.


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