In alt.home.repair on Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:20:05 -0400 Gary Tait
posted:

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:13:47 -0400, meirman
wrote:

In alt.home.repair on Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:49:56 -0400 Gary Tait
posted:

I could be wrong, but I believe that where I am in Canada there is only one
configuration for 220v range plugs. There is a different configuration for

AFAIK, Canada has never allowed 3-prong (AKA crows-foot) for range and
dryer recepticles (although 220V only appliances used them). You
either wired those appliances in, or used a NEMA 14-50/30 4 prong
plug/recepticle. Thr dryer recepticle is nearly identical toa range
one, excepte the neutral slot is L shaped, as opposed to straight on a
range one.

In 1996 or so, USA code adopted the NEMA 14-50/30 for Range/Dryer,
and banned new installations of the crow-foot type of fittings.

So if I ever need a new dryer, I have to buy a new receptacle or save
the cord from the old dryer and use that.


Save the old cord perhaps. If you have the old style Crow-foot
recepticle,
and wish to change it to a 4-prong one, you will need to ensure there
are 4 wires in the box, or will have to replace the existing cable
with a 4 wire.

Thanks again. I'm not running new cable and I doubt there are 4 wires
there already.

Thanks.


Meirman

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