need help on wiring electric dryer
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need help on wiring electric dryer
Idk what im doin wrong but,first i moved in bought 25ft roll of 10 3 wire ,and 3 prong surface mount and i matched wires that goes garage ,but only problem my 10 3 has plain copper wich is ground and where im trying to connect it them wires have no ground there just red ,black n white ,so i just connected plain copper wire with the white on both ends n dryer didnt work but garage door opener still works n the 30amp fuse looks blown n i didnt bother to check it befor but still blown garage door opener still works but dryer didnt ,,wat am i doin wrong
Im trying to post pictures but i dont see option
Im trying to post pictures but i dont see option
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I moved your thread to the electrical forum.
You did good by running 10-3 w/ground cable but you need to change your dryer cord to a 4 four prong plug and use a 4 wire receptacle.
It's no longer code to wire a dryer without a separate neutral wire using a 3 prong plug and receptacle.
http://www.doityourself.com/forum/el...rt-images.html
You did good by running 10-3 w/ground cable but you need to change your dryer cord to a 4 four prong plug and use a 4 wire receptacle.
It's no longer code to wire a dryer without a separate neutral wire using a 3 prong plug and receptacle.
http://www.doityourself.com/forum/el...rt-images.html
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need help wiring surface mount
Having problems with the way to wire, i had an out town electrician look at it n he told me but 10 3 wire (i bought it) n he told me just connect n match wires to 220 goin to my garage n put white and plain copper together on both ends n match red to red,black to black, ,,i did it n nothing dryer dont work but garage door works and lights in garage work ,, im tryin post pic how do i post pics ??
Merged two threads.
Merged two threads.
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Im lost too, gona have to probly have a electrician come n do it ,, im using mobile fone so wont upload foto ,says upload fail,, this bus fuse stuff is confusing ,, im completely lost on this
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It is a detached garage,,,,,,
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3 prong surface mount plug for electric dryer with a 10 3 wire ,,ray,, im confused on this one big time
3 prong surface mount plug for electric dryer with a 10 3 wire ,,ray,, im confused on this one big time
You did good by running 10-3 w/ground cable but you need to change your dryer cord to a 4 four prong plug and use a 4 wire receptacle.
Last edited by CasualJoe; 07-09-15 at 07:36 AM.
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I just tested uploading a pic with my IPhone, and it worked. Your pic may be too large and has to be resized.
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Yes there is power in garage n garage door opener,, i talked today to person that wired garage door opener n he gona stop by later tell me if im on rite wire ,,i keep u guys updated thanks
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What a mess. Is that picture from the garage? That needs to be totally redone. I doubt it even met 1950s code. It should all be replaced all the way back to the main panel. Is the main panel a breaker panel or a fuse panel? If you can post a picture of your main panel with the front removed.
We are glad to help but best will probably be to redo power to the garage starting from scratch. Just answer all are questions and we can work through this step by step.
What a mess. Is that picture from the garage? That needs to be totally redone. I doubt it even met 1950s code. It should all be replaced all the way back to the main panel. Is the main panel a breaker panel or a fuse panel? If you can post a picture of your main panel with the front removed.
We are glad to help but best will probably be to redo power to the garage starting from scratch. Just answer all are questions and we can work through this step by step.
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This pic is from basement in house n wires to the right go out to garage
If so what does the writing on the cable to the garage say?
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Got dryer working, i had it wired correctly and ended up being one of them 35 amp fuses on the main box , only had 110v just enough for garage door but not enough for dryer that needed 220v,, i know in the near future im gona have to update all electric in my house,i just bought the house cheap little by little gona get everything done,
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You need need to start with replacing the fuse box then removing that mess in the picture and running a 4-wire feed and subpanel to the garage. I doubt what you have now is safe.
Nominal voltages for residential are 120 and 240 not 110 and 220. A dryer is 120/240.
had 110v just enough for garage door but not enough for dryer that needed 220v