Electric Dryer

09-11-2012, 07:23 PM	#1
sublime2 DIY Enthusiast     Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 769	Electric Dryer I have an aunt that just bought a house. She had a friend of the family come in to upgrade the service to 100 amp.she also wants a line in her garage run to feed an electric dryer,this friend is telling her that he will do it using 12/2 wire and hard wire it,not use a plug. Anyone see a problem with this? Thanks,

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09-11-2012, 07:26 PM	#2
stickboy1375 E2 Electrician     Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Litchfield, CT Posts: 3,069	Electric Dryer Quote: Originally Posted by sublime2 I have an aunt that just bought a house. She had a friend of the family come in to upgrade the service to 100 amp.she also wants a line in her garage run to feed an electric dryer,this friend is telling her that he will do it using 12/2 wire and hard wire it,not use a plug. Anyone see a problem with this? Thanks, lol... just a few.... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-11-2012, 07:27 PM	#3
sublime2 DIY Enthusiast     Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 769	Electric Dryer Quote: Originally Posted by stickboy1375 lol... just a few.... Care to elaborate? I've run wire for my dryer but I used 10/3 with a 3 prong plug. This guy does it for a living so I thought there was another way that I'm not aware of. Last edited by sublime2; 09-11-2012 at 07:33 PM.

09-11-2012, 07:32 PM	#4
stickboy1375 E2 Electrician     Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Litchfield, CT Posts: 3,069	Electric Dryer Quote: Originally Posted by sublime2 Care to elaborate? A dryer requires 10-3 wire, and a disconnect, so we use a plug and receptacle to meet that criteria. Also, i would be scared of this friend doing any electrical work if he was going to wire a dryer like you proposed. Is the garage attached to the house? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-11-2012, 07:35 PM	#5
sublime2 DIY Enthusiast     Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 769	Electric Dryer Yes it is attached,and the box is in the garage also.

09-11-2012, 07:38 PM	#6
stickboy1375 E2 Electrician     Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Litchfield, CT Posts: 3,069	Electric Dryer Quote: Originally Posted by sublime2 Care to elaborate? I've run wire for my dryer but I used 10/3 with a 3 prong plug. This guy does it for a living so I thought there was another way that I'm not aware of. No way this guy does this LEGALLY for a living if he seriously thought he was going to use 12-2 for a dryer. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-11-2012, 07:40 PM	#7
sublime2 DIY Enthusiast     Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 769	Electric Dryer Quote: Originally Posted by stickboy1375 No way this guy does this LEGALLY for a living if he seriously thought he was going to use 12-2 for a dryer. That's what I was thinking! It can not be done safely with just 12/2. I'm hoping she just misunderstood him. But the hard wire is no good either,correct?

09-11-2012, 07:44 PM	#8
stickboy1375 E2 Electrician     Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Litchfield, CT Posts: 3,069	Electric Dryer Quote: Originally Posted by sublime2 That's what I was thinking! It can not be done safely with just 12/2. I'm hoping she just misunderstood him. But the hard wire is no good either,correct? I wouldn't hard wire a dryer... but I don't see the violation either as long as a disconnect is in place. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-11-2012, 07:50 PM	#9
sublime2 DIY Enthusiast     Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 769	Electric Dryer Quote: Originally Posted by stickboy1375 I wouldn't hard wire a dryer... but I don't see the violation either as long as a disconnect is in place. Disconnect in place,meaning the breaker?

09-11-2012, 07:57 PM	#10
stickboy1375 E2 Electrician     Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Litchfield, CT Posts: 3,069	Electric Dryer Quote: Originally Posted by sublime2 Disconnect in place,meaning the breaker? Sure, that would be meet the requirement. but seriously, it would be silly to hard wire a dryer. Also, the dryer may require a cord to be installed... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by stickboy1375; 09-11-2012 at 08:00 PM.