I recently bought and older house, (c. 1940's) with the intention to renovate it. The previous and original owner had a lot of time to make a lot of illegal modifications to the house. I had an electrician come in and clean up a few items before we moved in.
We found the dryer had been wired with 10-2 cable. The ground wire used as the neutral wired back to the service. There was a ground wire attached from the dryer's ground screw to the washer's ground screw. The washing machine is on a grounded GFCI circuit.
Ultimately the laundry will be relocated and the dryer replaced with a gas unit, but not for another 9-12 months. The electrician thought it would be OK for the time being. Replacing the wiring would be a pain and involve cutting open a lot of walls. Also there is no disconnect at the service entrance so he'd have to pull the meter.
Is the electrician correct or am I in danger of burning my house down? Your comments are greatly appreciated and always informative.
Thanks.
We found the dryer had been wired with 10-2 cable. The ground wire used as the neutral wired back to the service. There was a ground wire attached from the dryer's ground screw to the washer's ground screw. The washing machine is on a grounded GFCI circuit.
Ultimately the laundry will be relocated and the dryer replaced with a gas unit, but not for another 9-12 months. The electrician thought it would be OK for the time being. Replacing the wiring would be a pain and involve cutting open a lot of walls. Also there is no disconnect at the service entrance so he'd have to pull the meter.
Is the electrician correct or am I in danger of burning my house down? Your comments are greatly appreciated and always informative.
Thanks.