Appliances rarely come with the cord because of the fact that there are a few different connections used. I'm guessing he didn't buy a new cord when he installed the dryer. I am just amused that he ran cable that included a ground wire and intentionally never utilized it!
HA!! I ordered a new dryer . I want to place it about 3' away from where the old one sits now and thought I could buy a longer cord, nope. Extension cord? Nope. MacGyver a longer cord? Nope, I can find wire but the old 3 prong plug heads with one 90* angle prong are either out of stock or there is price gouging. After recalling with WWW, even though the electrician gutted and finally GROUNDED this house, my dryer receptacle is original First thought, cut and splice what parts I have here and use old 3 prong receptacle from the 50's, probably not a good idea as new dryer is computerized... Second thought, replace old receptacle by myself to new 4 prong and buy long power cord, Third thought, call and pay electrician to rewire new 4 prong receptacle and use a new dryer cord, Fourth, currently it is romex stapled across a 7' wall to the ancient receptacle. The new fuse box is in the same 7 x 7 room, wonder if I could trace the wire into the fuse box and replace with my own longer run of romex with a new 4 prong? Or is that not a good idea..... What might you do? TIA
Ww, do it right. Remove old outlet. Cut drywall out behind dryer to new plug location and install new plug. They aren't that hard to install, just don't do it hot. You can rig a longer cord, but I wouldn't. Jmo.
I find this funny.. if somebody bought my house now they would be like why are 2 outlets in living room run to a grounding rod outside? Answer the outlets were not grounded needed to be to get mortgage.. wouldn't let me rip out wainscoting to do it so drilled outside house added grounding rod.. Why are there 9 footings on 12 by 20 deck so it could hold 10 cord Why are there 5 inch hex bolts to hold flag to 6 by 6 corner post cause the wind up here kept pulling flag offhouse..
Can you access the laundry room from underneath in the crawl space/basement?? (ARRGGHHH-what am I saying?) Maybe just maybe, you can move the outlet box for the dryer over a couple feet to the new position of the dryer?? Of course, this would depend if the wiring was run underneath the floors....
Thanks guys Local hardware has 10\3 for $2.19 a foot, so about $30 + new receptacle and a new 4 prong dryer cord. Oh, and plastic staples. Am I on the right track?
you need more than 10/3 - I'm sure you're mistyping that because that would be some expensive 10/3 You'd need 8/3 for 40A - typical of a dryer circuit Buy a new 3-prong receptacle and longer dryer cord - they are out there, look at stove/range plugs probably higher rated but as long as the circuit breaker is protecting the feeder conductor you're good to go. the dryer doesn't need to be grounded. I went through this during the laundry remodel broke a lug off the old receptacle and a new range receptacle was ~$9
Sounds like a plan! Use existing 10' romex coming from fuse box and restaple across new wall, new receptacle, and 10' dryer cord (both from amazon), that should do it with maybe a foot or two to spare THANKS!! Easier, and the chances of me ever going to town for parts for the other scenario are poor.
PS guys, thanks for straightening me out. I can't say when or why I started thinking I needed a 4 prong outlet and then proceeded to do a very good job of complicating things. You all are the best!!
For better or worse I am pretty predictable . You all understand my woman-speak too well, and I VERY much appreciate it Thanks to everyone of you
This was MM's thread but I added here instead of starting a new thread. I do not know him and he has nothing to do with my antics, trial/tribulations
My assumption is they flipped the neutral to the top as it is bonded to ground at the panel. Should the plug become dislodged and anything fell across the two hots in the old configuration it could create an arc flash. In industrial installations 120 plugs are supposed to be installed upside down for this same reason.
Had that happen on a gfi in my kitchen with a cell charger. My wife hadn't plugged it in the whole way and then I stretched a tape measure across for some planning.... POOOM.
