Out Of This World My Dryer Has 3 Prongs Outlet Has 4

Before the mid 1990s most electric clothes dryers operated with three prong plugs that fit into three slot outlets but since 1996 the electric code has required four slot outlets.

My dryer has 3 prongs outlet has 4. Mike g master electrician replied 1 year ago. I m going to further assume you re in the us and have a 120 240v main panel in your residence an. I just moved in to my new house last week.

I m going to assume that you have a 4 prong dryer receptacle but that the dryer you want to power from that receptacle has a 3 prong plug on it. Using a 3 wire circuit can resulting a shock hazard from the metal case of the appliance. Ask your own electrical.

Can t use anything else. Whether you move into a new home that has a different outlet or purchase a new dryer with a different power cord this is an all too common scenario. I went to hook the dryer up and noticed my dryer s power cord has three prongs but my wall outlet 220 has 4 holes.

The outlet that is there has 4 prongs 3 straight 1 round all the dryer plugs i can buy have 2 straight 1 round and 1 l shaped i have found a range cord that is the same as the outlet what i need to know is can i use that cord on my dryer safely. Homeowners owning older dryers with 3 prong cords are sometimes perplexed when they move into a home that has a newer 4 slot outlet. If the old receptacle has only 3 wires coming from the circuit breaker panel the cable should be replaced with a 4 wire cable.

How do we fix this ma. The cord does not fit into the outlet. My dryer has a 4 prong cord and my new house has a 3 prong outlet.

Most homeowners have run into a problem with trying to hook a 3 prong dryer cord up to a 4 prong outlet or vice versa at one point or another. My husband and i received a kenmore washer and dryer from friends. Fortunately it is a very.