Clothes Dryer Circuit

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Under 2008 NEC, is the circuit for the clothes dryer a dedicated circuit or can it be extended to serve another load, for instance a welder?

I know that the clothes dryer is a required outlet.
 
donf said:
Under 2008 NEC, is the circuit for the clothes dryer a dedicated circuit or can it be extended to serve another load, for instance a welder?

I know that the clothes dryer is a required outlet.
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And your gonna work while the wife is doing laundry?? WAKE UP AMERICA! Earl Pitts made mw say that!
 
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Is there an answer in your post?

If you are asking me will I be welding while she is doing laundry, the answer is a solid no.

I will be at Church, on my knees praying that the NFL owners and players figure out that the correct solution to their money dispute would be to turn over the monies to me as administrator for a gasoline slush fund for the American citizens.

That way, we might be able to purchase food instead of trying to figure out how we can purchase food and gas. :)
 
I don't know of any section that would prohibit multiple receptacle outlets on the circuit. It could be bad design choice.

There is no requirement to install a receptacle for an electric clothes dryer.

If you have an electric dryer you will need an outlet for it however.
 
donf said:
Is there an answer in your post?

If you are asking me will I be welding while she is doing laundry, the answer is a solid no.

I will be at Church, on my knees praying that the NFL owners and players figure out that the correct solution to their money dispute would be to turn over the monies to me as administrator for a gasoline slush fund for the American citizens.

That way, we might be able to purchase food instead of trying to figure out how we can purchase food and gas. :)
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LOL:grin: You don't seem to understand just how serious this all is!;)

"Humor is the good natured side of a truth."
-Twain
 
donf said:
Is there an answer in your post?

If you are asking me will I be welding while she is doing laundry, the answer is a solid no.

I will be at Church, on my knees praying that the NFL owners and players figure out that the correct solution to their money dispute would be to turn over the monies to me as administrator for a gasoline slush fund for the American citizens.

That way, we might be able to purchase food instead of trying to figure out how we can purchase food and gas. :)
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Hahaha...you rule.
 
210.23 will not permit this install. I also see you are not an electrician so.
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Dennis Alwon said:
Because, in this case, the load is defined. Would you hook up 3 tables saws in a shop on the same circuit if they said they would only use one at a time?
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Hook up or install receps for?

I would install the receps if it was legal.

I think it is and I think I learned it here.
 
Dennis Alwon said:
Because, in this case, the load is defined. Would you hook up 3 tables saws in a shop on the same circuit if they said they would only use one at a time?
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By who?

Not the NEC, the electric dryer outlet is voluntary, we are as free to call it a GP circuit as a dryer circuit.
 
I don't see a difference if it is direct wired or not. If the utilization equipment or appliance is in place then the circuit must match the load being served. First sentence in 210.23
 
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