"Mikepier" wrote in message
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For a dryer outlet you should use a two gang box. 2" deep is barely enough
room for the receptacle, but you also need a certain amount of cubic
inches
for your conductors.

The box is 2", but doesn't the raised cover plate for the receptacle
give you an additional 1" or so?



I'm not sure what kind of box you have, but you need at least 2.50 cubic
inches for each conductor. For the dryer outlet you will need the
equivalent of 4 conductors. Therefore 8 x 2.50 = 20 cubic inches are needed
as a minimum for this installation. A raised cover does add some cubic inch
capacity. With those number ten wires a little extra room will make it
easier to push the outlet into the box.