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Can you use an existing 300 volt cable to wire in a dryer plug?
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∙ 11y ago
The voltage insulation rating is not the factor that cables need to determine how much current that a wire can carry. Most home wiring is rated at 300 volts. A 3C #10 cable is rated for 30 amps. This is the cable that is usually used on dryer connections.
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Should a 3 wire 250 volt drier be grounded?
Yes, most definitely. Provisions for the ground wire in the dryer receptacle should be used. The feeder cable's ground wire is first grounded to the receptacle's junction box ground screw and then taken to the receptacle's ground terminal. The dryer plug configuration will match up to the dryers four wire plug in cable. When the plug is connected into the dryer receptacle the ground terminals of both devices will match and the ground wire will be continuous from the voltage source at the distribution panel and complete the circuit at the dryer. This low impedance electrical path will conduct any ground fault that could occur at the dryer and trip the feeder breaker of the dryer circuit, there by removing the fault current from the dryer circuit.
Can you use a neutral wire from a existing 110 volt 20 amp circuit to supply a neutral for a washer dryer combo that has only a 220 volt 30 amp 2 wire?
No !
Is 60 amps enough to run a household dryer?
60 amps is twice the amount that you need for a household dryer. What you need is a two pole 30 amp breaker feeding a three conductor #10 cable. A dryer needs a neutral wire, hence the three wire cable for a 240 volt device.
Is it ok to make a short extension cable with a 30 amp 240volt plug that goes to the wall outlet and the other end receives a 15 amp 240 volt plug from a table saw?
Yes is ok as long as you increase the size of the plug .I use dryer plugs( 30 amp )all the time on equipment that came with smaller plugs (20 amp).
Can you plug a V into a V?
can you plug a 115 volt into a 110 volt
What size wire is used for a 220 volt dryer?
For a standard clothes dryer, new homes are roughed in with 3C #10 cable which is rated at 30 amps.
Should a 3 wire 250 volt drier be grounded?
Yes, most definitely. Provisions for the ground wire in the dryer receptacle should be used. The feeder cable's ground wire is first grounded to the receptacle's junction box ground screw and then taken to the receptacle's ground terminal. The dryer plug configuration will match up to the dryers four wire plug in cable. When the plug is connected into the dryer receptacle the ground terminals of both devices will match and the ground wire will be continuous from the voltage source at the distribution panel and complete the circuit at the dryer. This low impedance electrical path will conduct any ground fault that could occur at the dryer and trip the feeder breaker of the dryer circuit, there by removing the fault current from the dryer circuit.
Can you use a neutral wire from a existing 110 volt 20 amp circuit to supply a neutral for a washer dryer combo that has only a 220 volt 30 amp 2 wire?
No !
Is 60 amps enough to run a household dryer?
60 amps is twice the amount that you need for a household dryer. What you need is a two pole 30 amp breaker feeding a three conductor #10 cable. A dryer needs a neutral wire, hence the three wire cable for a 240 volt device.
Is it ok to make a short extension cable with a 30 amp 240volt plug that goes to the wall outlet and the other end receives a 15 amp 240 volt plug from a table saw?
Yes is ok as long as you increase the size of the plug .I use dryer plugs( 30 amp )all the time on equipment that came with smaller plugs (20 amp).
Can you plug your washer and dryer into the same socket?
No. They are two different voltage and amperage rated pieces of equipment. Also, a dryer does not use a common (neutral) wire. It uses two separate 110 volt legs, and a ground. The washer uses only one 110 volt leg, a neutral, and a ground.
Can you plug a V into a V?
can you plug a 115 volt into a 110 volt
Is there a device to operate a 220 volt dryer into two separate 110 volt outlets?
No and it wouldn't work. The wires in a standard plug (#14) even at 240 volts would not be large enough to handle the 30 amps (#10) that a dryer would need.
What do the letters stand for on a 4 prong plug?
On a 240 volt outlet, such as a dryer outlet: G is Ground, W is Neutral, X and Y are the two Hot legs.
How do you check the 120 volt plug on 1994 diesel club wagon?
Use a volt meter Plug a 120 volt accessory into it
Why does a clothes dryer require a 220 volt outlet while a toaster only requires a 110 volt outlet?
Because a toaster does not pull near the current that a cloths dryer does.
Why does a clothes dryer requires a 220 volt outlet while a toaster only requires a 110 volt outlet?
Because a toaster does not pull near the current that a cloths dryer does.
