On 14 Aug 2006 13:27:58 -0700, wrote:

Thank you for your replies!


The breakers are not connected to each other. They are 30Amp each.

Both of the cables are 10/2


The breakers are required to be ganged (tied together) so that they
are both ON or OFF together. This means that they must be adjacent
to each other.

You are also required to have a neutral (white wire) and a ground wire
(bare or green). Older installations allowed for the neutral to also
serve as the ground, hence, older dryers had 3 hole receptacle
outlets. New work dryer outlets are 4 holes.

In the US, you buy your dryer with either a 3-wire, or 4 wire dryer
cord, which must be installed properly. (Cords are sold separately)

10 gauge is the correct wire gauge for a 30A dryer circuit. Make sure
that there is also a ground wire, and preferably a neutral (white)
wire, in additon.

Beachcomber