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Joseph Meehan

wrote:
Hey,
I just recently purchased a used Asko washing machine, and as it has
an onboard water heater, it requires that I plug it into a 230 volt
outlet. The only 230 volt outlet in the room is for the dryer. So,
I'd like to make an adapter cord that goes from the 230 volt dryer
plug (which has a red and black hot, white neutral and a ground wire)
to a 3 pronged 230 volt plug end. Now I know that the red and black
are wired to the left and right prongs, but what I'm not 100% sure of
is the ground. Do I wire into the white neutral from the dryer plug
or to the ground wire of the dryer plug?

You may not be able to do what you want. You need a two legs (usually
red and black) and a neutral white and a true ground, not the same as a
neutral. If you don't have that you have more work to do than just changing
out an outlet.

Thanks for any help in advance.

This is my first time using the Google groups, if there is a more
appropriate group that I should be posting this question to, please
let me know.

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Joseph Meehan

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