I recently purchased a Kenmore Elite 13.7 cu ft Upright Freezer from Sears. Upon bringing it home and placing it where we had planned to use it (in the laundry room), I realized that cord isn't long enough to reach the only 110 outlet in the room.
There is another option though, and I need to know if it's viable. The circuit that the dryer runs on comes out of the wall into a junction box and then Runs in metal conduit along the baseboards to the big dryer plug. This junction box lives right next to the where we've placed the freezer.
So here's my question...could I install a 110 outlet in this junction box and run the freezer and the dryer on the same circuit? It's a 30 amp breaker and there's nothing else on it. Is this safer than running it on an industrial extension cord to the 110 plug that the washer is also on?
The extension cord is definitely what we want to avoid, because I've read that it could void my warranty but I'm not sure. Any opinions or comments on this from you electrical wizards would be much appreciated!
There is another option though, and I need to know if it's viable. The circuit that the dryer runs on comes out of the wall into a junction box and then Runs in metal conduit along the baseboards to the big dryer plug. This junction box lives right next to the where we've placed the freezer.
So here's my question...could I install a 110 outlet in this junction box and run the freezer and the dryer on the same circuit? It's a 30 amp breaker and there's nothing else on it. Is this safer than running it on an industrial extension cord to the 110 plug that the washer is also on?
The extension cord is definitely what we want to avoid, because I've read that it could void my warranty but I'm not sure. Any opinions or comments on this from you electrical wizards would be much appreciated!