Dryer or receptacle?
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01-03-17, 08:26 AM
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Dryer or receptacle?
Hello,
I recently had my washer/dryer hookups moved to another area of my house so I could turn my laundry room into a half bath. While the contractor was doing that, there were many signs that the contractor was not as skilled as I first thought.
When my new washer/dryer were delivered, the dryer did not have power. The contractor came back and supposedly fixed the mistake in his previous wiring. The dryer had power. However, I discovered later, that the dryer was not heating.
My question...is there anything in the 220 wiring that the contractor did that could prevent the dryer from heating, even though it has power? I'm trying to determine if I need to bring in an electrician or my dryer merchant.
Any assistance anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.
I recently had my washer/dryer hookups moved to another area of my house so I could turn my laundry room into a half bath. While the contractor was doing that, there were many signs that the contractor was not as skilled as I first thought.
When my new washer/dryer were delivered, the dryer did not have power. The contractor came back and supposedly fixed the mistake in his previous wiring. The dryer had power. However, I discovered later, that the dryer was not heating.
My question...is there anything in the 220 wiring that the contractor did that could prevent the dryer from heating, even though it has power? I'm trying to determine if I need to bring in an electrician or my dryer merchant.
Any assistance anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.
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01-03-17, 09:03 AM
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First off it should be 240 not 220, Do you have a meter? Dryer will run if 120 is there but not heat. With meter make sure there is 240 volts to the outside terminals in back of dryer 120 volts to center and each outside terminal. If any of these readings is missing you have a wiring problem. A simple analog meter can be bought at most hardware stores usually around 10$ or less. Do not get a non contact type.
Do you mean he hooked it up 240 instead of 120/240?
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01-03-17, 09:33 AM
That's the problem!!! My idiot contractor did a 220v connection. Thank you!
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01-03-17, 10:51 AM
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My idiot contractor did a 220v connection. Thank you!
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01-03-17, 02:07 PM
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I'm trying to determine if I need to bring in an electrician or my dryer merchant.
If there's a 3 or 4 prong receptacle behind the dryer, they hook up a cord and plug it in.
Merchants have more experienced installers. The merchant might offer to send one of them out and tell you if it's the house wiring or something else.
I would give them a call before calling an electrician.
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01-04-17, 10:51 AM
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If there's a 3 or 4 prong receptacle behind the dryer, they hook up a cord and plug it in.
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01-04-17, 10:58 AM
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I've seen more than one 4 wire dryer cord installed with the ground jumper still installed to the neutral terminal.
Till the O/P comes back though we are just spinning our wheels.
