A 30 amp dryer cord is the cord that comes attached to new clothes dryer. It is used to transfer the voltage from the wall receptacle to the dryer appliance. Earlier model dryers used to be hard wired directly from the distribution panel to the dryer. Hard wiring is no longer the case as people wanted to take there appliances with them when they moved from one home to another. New homes are now wired with 30 amp receptacles situated in the wall alcove where the dryer is to be situated. This allows the home owner to plug in the dryer without the hiring of an electrician to legally make the connection. Dryers that have been previously been hard wired can be upgraded with a 30 amp cord kit that can be purchased at any hardware store. Following the instructions included with the kits, any home owner can make the conversion and then connect their dryer into the dryer receptacle.
It is an electric cord for an electric clothes dryer. 30 A means 30 amps, so a rather heavy cord.
I would not recommend trying to use an extension cord for a dryer. the better option is to either buy a longer cord that is properly sized to deal with the extra distance or have an electrician come out and either move the outlet or custom make you a longer cord for your dryer.
Yes, with a caveat. The 50A wire and plug is more than heavy enough for the dryer, so there is no problem there. The possible problem is that the dryer is designed to be protected by a 30A breaker. In the event of failure in the dryer, the breaker may not trip as it is oversized. The best solution? Get a small breaker box from a home center and mount a 30A breaker in it. Mount it on the back of the dryer, run the 50A cord into the feed lugs of the box, and connect the dryer feed to the 30A breaker. This way you can plug the dryer into the 50A outlet like you want, and the dryer is protected with a 30A breaker as usual. You can get small breaker boxes or fused disconnects without too much cost. Just make sure the breaker box / disconnect panel is rated to 50A, as you want to feed it off a 50A circuit. As long as the voltage requirement of the dryer matches the voltage of the outlet (which is presumably 240 volts), then yes. The amp rating of the cord and outlet is merely the maximun current (amps) allowed. You're well under that with 24 amps.
I suspect you mean GFIC breaker. The dryer will not cause the breaker to fail.
Minimally 30 AMPS
The chassis of a dryer is what you see when you look at the dryer. It is a frame work of metal that contains the rotating drum and motor assembly. When you ground a dryer it is this framework that the ground wire, from the cord, is connected to.
There are many ways in which you could put a longer cord on your dryer. You could put an extension cord on it.
I would not recommend trying to use an extension cord for a dryer. the better option is to either buy a longer cord that is properly sized to deal with the extra distance or have an electrician come out and either move the outlet or custom make you a longer cord for your dryer.
Yes, with a caveat. The 50A wire and plug is more than heavy enough for the dryer, so there is no problem there. The possible problem is that the dryer is designed to be protected by a 30A breaker. In the event of failure in the dryer, the breaker may not trip as it is oversized. The best solution? Get a small breaker box from a home center and mount a 30A breaker in it. Mount it on the back of the dryer, run the 50A cord into the feed lugs of the box, and connect the dryer feed to the 30A breaker. This way you can plug the dryer into the 50A outlet like you want, and the dryer is protected with a 30A breaker as usual. You can get small breaker boxes or fused disconnects without too much cost. Just make sure the breaker box / disconnect panel is rated to 50A, as you want to feed it off a 50A circuit. As long as the voltage requirement of the dryer matches the voltage of the outlet (which is presumably 240 volts), then yes. The amp rating of the cord and outlet is merely the maximun current (amps) allowed. You're well under that with 24 amps.
I suspect you mean GFIC breaker. The dryer will not cause the breaker to fail.
To answer this question correctly the number of wires in the existing cord is needed.
A qualified electrician should make the change to a dryer connection. The best way to cheaply make the change is to change the power cord on the dryer to the three hole standard.
Minimally 30 AMPS
How do the wires connect on a 3 prong electrical cord on the lde8414ace maytag dryer
The chassis of a dryer is what you see when you look at the dryer. It is a frame work of metal that contains the rotating drum and motor assembly. When you ground a dryer it is this framework that the ground wire, from the cord, is connected to.
At any DYI store.
A four blade dryer plug cord should have a red, black, white, and green wire in the cord set. The red and black wires are the ones that deliver the 240 volts to the dryer. Black and white deliver control 120 volts to the dryer and also drive the motor to turn the dryer drum. On some dryers they use the red and white for the motor and black and white for the control. As for the green it is always the ground wire.
Change either the plug or the cord. The fourth prong is another ground. It would be easier to change the cord.