On Apr 19, 9:32 am, wrote:
Hi. i recently moved, and the dryer hookup in the basement of the new
place is a "regular" outlet. My dryer has the three heavy gauge copper
wires and a three pronged plug with large and skewed prongs (By now
it's really clear that i have no clue about these things!). The
landlord refuses to install the same sort of outlet that this plug
requires & i can't afford to buy a new dryer. Is there a transformer
or converter that i could use to make this work? i don't use the dryer
very often, but with three children it's a necessity. Thank you in
advance for your help-

not legally it cant be converted will your cord reach the panel? if so
you could buy a tombstone style recpt.a 3/4 inchby say 2 inch long
threaded nipple, a 240v 30 a breaker of the brand panel , and 4 feet
10-3 romex.providing the breaker panel isnt recessed back into the
drywall. probabaly less than $50 for material. and should take only a
few minutes for an electrician to hook up. the further away of course
the more wire,materials and labor become involved. and a panel in a
finished room .... well lets say id be looking to make the switch to
gas.