Wiring a Dryer Receptacle
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2017
- In this video I wire up a dryer outlet, installing the receptacle, 10/3 wire, and breaker. Use 8/3 if you go over 15 feet.
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This is exactly what I need. You rock bud.
+Vic xNuvAx awesome!
This is the exact setup I have and was looking for. I knew it was easy but those breaker boxes can be intimidating!
You can do it! Just take it slow and make sure everything is shut off
Man awesome video of running that wire thanks👍🏾👍🏾
Oh yeah!
Great music and video.
+Umar A , thanks man
I dig the job you did .... I'm cheap I ran the Romex directly to back of my dryer .... saved a few bucks
+Michael Horsford ... why didn't I think of that??? Sounds way easier ... my fans are wired that way but I never thought of it for the dryer
heck the cord and receptacle run upwards of 40 or more jus sayin lol
+Michael Horsford ... crazy! My dryer is second hand so had the cord... pow!
True. The plug and 10 ga wire is more than 20 bucks and u have to wait to be delivered since in many places they don't have it in the store.
Thanks bud that is exactly what I need
Good luck with it man
I'm building my Manor mansion here in North Carolina. Thought It'll be better to hire a licenced electrician to wire my laundry appliances as well as one ice maker machine and one freezer receptacles. At the beginning I thought the hardest part was wiring the dryer receptacle, but you saved me $1,700+ to get the job done. I'll just have to buy the materials and figure out how to handle myself a very very long wire to the dryer haha. BTW Thanks a lot mate, you got a new subscriber here!
you can do it! this is a very manageable job ... good luck with it!
metaspencer Thanks Spence, btw pretty interesting chanel, looking forward to your next video 👍👍👍👍👍
+Lewis Rockwell ... Thanks!
Great job I did the same thing took me longer
Good that you got it done!
Holy Smoke
What size diameter is the PVC?
I'm in the process of hooking up my dryer. But I'm going with a 2 gang box. A little more room to work with.
2 gang is great. Good choice. I typically run 1/2” conduit but you can run 3/4” .... it kinda depends on you wire and connectors
My electric dryer has a double pole 30 amp, but it’s taking power from the same bus bar. The drum motor is turning, but for the heating element to work, it requires one of the 120 lines to be from the other bus bar - I think you referred to this in the video as getting power from the left and right side.
I have a three hole outlet in the laundry room and see 120 V between the round hole and each of the hot slots. But when I check across the two hot slots, I see 0 V.
Hmmmm, sounds like a tricky situation. Just be careful, work slowly, and you'll figure it out. I can't quite visualize the problem you describe ...
I thought you are not suppose to put romex in side any pipe cause of heat. I need to run a romex cable from my dryier inside the house but at some point the cable would be expose to the elements because the service box is outside on one of the house stilt. Any suggestions? Thanks for sharing.
That's right: you're not supposed to run Romex inside of conduit. I've had an inspector tell me that a very short run with plenty of space in the conduit (only one run of Romex) is not a problem. For your situation, a larger diameter conduit (1" or 1.5") would give that wire plenty of space to dissipate the heat
@@metaspencer Thanks!
Looks good, I would of separated my water supply further away from my 220v plug though, in case of a water leak and potenial shock hazard.
good point! you're right for sure
I was waiting for the main panel wiring part, can't see a darn thing with the ground/neutral ...
Sorry about that. This is a sub-panel that I was wiring it to so I didn't want people with a main panel to get confused. Neutral bar is different.
You fly through the wiring but take your time on nailing
+Darrell Beauchamp .. haha ... that could be the video editing
What
Can you wire a lightbulb socket on the same circuit as the dryer outlet
Yep. Use LED bulb for minimal draw
Is a dryer outlet the same outlet used in the United Kingdom can it power a lamp with a 240 volt lightbulb in it.
Different plug configuration
I have metal box. For the outlet....do I have to ground it for that box?
yes, always ground a metal box.
Why did you use white PVC for your conduit stub instead of gray conduit?
Good point. Looking back, I'm guessing it was because I had a lot of the white PVC (water waste lines) lying around and didn't want to buy a new span of the gray conduit. I'd definitely recommend the gray, which is available at big supply stores
IM NOT REAL SURE I LIKE THAT PLUG RIGHT NEXT TO THOSE PEX WATER LINES.. MAYBE ID PUT A VERTICAL1BY 6 OR 8 BETWEEN THE TWO. MAY NEVER BE AN ISSUE. BUT YOU CAN NEVER TELL.
MY TRUCK,BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY,CROSSED THE STREET,HIT MY NEIGHBORS PARKED TRUCK,THEN HIT HIS NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS HOUSE!!
I WENT AND SPENT $100 ON LOTTERY TIX! WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF A THING LIKE THAT HAPPENING?
IVE NOT TALKED TO ANYONE THAT HAS EVEN HEARD OF A THING LIKE THAT HAPPENING!!
SO,FOR ME,A 1BY PARTITION. LOL!
GOOD VIDEO, THX FOR POSTING.
I like your idea of the partition ... water and electricity just don't mix well! good thinking man ... I'll put it on my list cuz it's just gotta be better :)
The receptacles seem too close to the water lines. Is that up to code?
As I understand it code in the US is funny on this one: there is a max distance, so the receptacle can't be more than 6' away from the washer and dryer, but there is no minimum distance stated in the Code ... if you're super worried about it you could always put your receptacle in and outdoor box to protect it from water, but that seems like overkill
I know thi s a really late question, but I just got a new dryer that had the same plug you're showing. My old dryer had the ground round peg in the middle (exactly where the new one just has the screw) I bought a new outlet at Lowes to change this out so I could use the new dryer, but my cable has only 3 wires...a black, a white and a copper ground wire. But the outlet is just like yours with the additional screw for the red wire (which I don't have). I have th ebreaker turned off, but I'm confused as to why my cable to my dryer outlet only has the 3 wires and not the 4. Will it be dangerous to hook this up without the red wire?
If the wire coming out of your dryer just has the three wires, match it to an outlet enervated with the same number and gauge of wires. Does that make sense? They need to be paired
@@metaspencer I am so thankful for this video and the info from you! I did discover that the dryer cord had the 4 wires. So, I went back to Lowes and someone there found me the right dryer cord for my old outlet. Thank you so much for this vital education!
@@pamelarachil3730 Excellent. Well done!
That's a lot of conductors running together
Can we use 6/3 wire for the dryer ?
Check a wire gauge chart: it all depends on the length of wire needed and the type of dryer.
Should of slowed video down to show wire connections at receipercles
What if the 30 app doesn’t fit in your old fuse box?
Gotta use double breakers to make it fit
Please excuse my ignorant question, but, is that 220v set up?
+mynameislang ... dryer pulls 110
mynameislang all electric dryers use 220 unless they are gas dryers then those use 110
The one he hooked up was a 240V. You can get a 120V small apartment size dryer, but they are for very small loads, such as a college kid in a dorm room.
Each hot is 110 volts, but they are opposite phase so they do total to 220 volts.
Nathanael Langston its a 125/250V set up. 125 V for the motor controls and 250 V for the heater coil🙂
Electrician, plumber, carpenter, sheep sheerer...is there anything you can't do?
Nice of ya! Now, my welding is piss poor ... but I'm working on it! Take care
What cost now do wiring installation drill out exhaust cut out brick wall
Cost depends on your location, distances, thickness of that wall, etc.
I think i need more clear directions on how to screw and exactly where to put the wires in the breaker box
makes sense ... takes some learning
Oh god the hack work
Josh Sparks that hack work works. I did mine exactly like that 13 years ago no problems to this day👌🏼
what happened to the natural and ground ???
ground is connected at panel and in the receptacle, that way the machine itself if grounded ... neutral goes to neutral bar in box and connects to neutral terminal in the receptacle
I was just looking for video that showed where in the panel you connected it that’s all for inexperienced people they would’ve missed all that
@@joer5000 I left that detail out of the video because my panel is a sub-panel, which means that neutral is not bonded. On a standard panel, you can typically mix grounds and neutrals on the bar ... but read up on how to do it in a wiring guide as you don't want to be experimenting and just trusting UA-cam. Good luck!
metaspencer that’s what I wanted to know was how the ground and natural are handled in a sub panel
Shouldn't that length be 8ga ?
check your gauge chart -- makes sense for a longer run
Why wouldn't you get some big ass two hole straps for that PVC drain and mount it right to the wall? It looks like crap hanging and swinging there.
Dang fresh idea! Fortunately we built some shelves around the line, both securing it and hiding it from view. Thanks man
I'm surprised the inspector didnt knock all your electrical work there are water outlets next to the electricity not recommended
In some places, like at the well, water and power are also close. So how far to you keep receptacles away from water lines?
Why do all the tutorials take place in easy to reach basements and not confined space crawls....LOL
Oh yeah, crawl space work is no fun ... but you can do it! Just slide in there on your back and get it done :)
You don't have to hit the main breaker
in theory I understand that, but I'm always a bit paranoid and feel more relaxed working with EVERYTHING OFF in the panel ... but you make a good point
I meant to say it as a question,cause I to feel a lot safer with every thing off sorry .very good video easy to follow
The hazard of not killing power to the box would be coming into contact with one of the main buses ... so I go for maximum safety and kill the power to this box. But note that mine is a sub-panel. Most people are likely wiring to a main panel, where killing all power is more difficult. So follow safe practices.
So you are wiring the receptacle, but you don't show which wires go where on the receptacle.
The black (hot) and white (neutral) wires carry the current, and the copper wire is the ground. Note that the outlet's screw terminals are certain colors. The white wire goes on the silver screw. The bare copper or green wire goes on the green screw. Black wires go on copper screws. In this case red is also hot, so goes on copper. Your outlet should come with wiring instructions
@@metaspencer They are all silver. (Levitron 240/220 outlet)
@@chuckstone217 Ah yeah. In that case you need the diagram for the outlet. It's likely to be similar to this diagram: waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-240-volt-outlets.html
Over 15 feet you supposed to use 8/3 wire.
8/3 is pretty hefty stuff ... good call! thanks for that tip
Skipped the most important part of the video showing the wiring
64 thumbs down from licensed electricians who hate this type of videos. In the 1920's one had to call an electrician to change a burned out incandescent bulb ...
I know just what you're talking about ... well said
thank goodness for UA-cam videos for simple wiring jobs that a home owner can do himself. I installed a subpanel in my garage 20 years ago without an electrician and never had a problem.
Outstanding!
That washing machine down spout drain P trap shouldn't be more than 18 inches from the floor. I stopped watching after the first few seconds seeing an obvious code violation.
Well, seeing how 18" from the floor would put that connection a good foot under the waste line that goes out to the leach field, I had to improvise. But I appreciate your attention to details and the code!
Zero reasons for the music.