On Jul 6, 11:50�am, genkuro wrote:
Hi -

Just moved in. �The house has a gas dryer hookup. �We of course have
an electric dryer.

I did notice a heavy duty socket on the wall. �It looks a lot like a
NEMA TT30
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEMA_co..._TT.E2.80.9330)
but with vertical slots instead of the 45 degree angled slots. �The
house was build in the early 80's. �Any ideas at all on what this
could be? �Any chance of hooking a dryer to it?

Not too hopeful. �But I thought it's worth asking. �Short of using
that outlet, what should I expect to pay a contractor to run a proper
250V socket? �The garage is finished.

Thanks!
Brian

buy a gas dryer operating costs will be far lower