Then take a picture of it.
Because without fail, every time we move somewhere, the outlets don't match the plugs. In flagstaff, the dryer outlet was natural gas...we had electric. Bought a new dryer for $500 and lost it five weeks later in the fire. Home Depot didn't care, I still had to pay it off.
Then our rental house had a different wall outlet than our plug so I had to buy a new set of wires and change it out with the old ones so that I could plug our stove into the wall.
Here we are again in our new homestead in Idaho with:
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| Exhibit A: our wall outlet |
and
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| Exhibit B: the dryer plug |
Insanity: doing the same things over and over and expecting a different outcome.
Shouldn't the government be mandating some kind of universal plug initiative or something?!
~OJD
The 4-prong outlet is the most current code approve plug, so make sure you update the plug on your dryer to the 4-prong instead of vice-versa.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what I did.
DeleteYikes!! Don't wish for the government to stick their noses in anything anymore than they already do. I'm sure enjoying following your adventures.
ReplyDeletedeb k :-)
i was joking about the government.. Lol.
DeleteDon't even joke about the government getting involved. They have their snoots stuck into too many of our affairs.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pain.
ReplyDeleteMy sympathies! I have played the dryer game for the last 6 years; and yes all of the darned plugs are different. I finally got smart, took a picture of my plug and then the plug in-to see if they matched. If they didn't, I at least had something to show the home supply place. It is sooooooo frustrating! -Stealth Spaniel
ReplyDeleteexhibit a is a 50 amp welder plug exhibit b is a 30amp dryer
ReplyDelete3 or 4 equal sized I shaped prongs are a 60amp range plug