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Ralph Mowery Ralph Mowery is offline
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Default 10 Foot Dryer Cord

In article 8,
lid says...

I have to place a dryer 10 feet from it's plug in, breaker dedicated
outlet. I would like to use this cord:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...lpage_o00_s00?
ie=UTF8&psc=1

Some say this is safe, others say it's not. I'd like your opinion.

I currently have a gas dryer, but need additonal capacity.

Thansk.


What reason did they give for it not being safe ?

It is a 3 wire cord which meets the old standard. Newer rules say that
the cords must be 4 wires to be safer, but the old 3 wire standard is ok
of not upgrading the house wiring. Is that the reason ?

As long as the cord is rated for dryer service and the current rating is
not exceeded, I do not see any problem. Seems that it has over a 4 star
rating, so should be fine for your case.