Millions of existing installations suggest that at some point the code
did not make that distinction. *Or it was hugely ignored. *Either way
there are a LOT of 10/2 dryer circuits.

Since the 120 V circuit was usually a timer, you did not have much of
a safety issue. *If the dryer motor was a 120 V motor, things were a
little less safe. *The new rules cover all situations.- Hide quoted text -


the current used by a timer motor is more then enough to kill.

Mark