Changing a 3 Prong Dryer Outlet to 4 Prong

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Changing a 3 Prong Dryer Outlet to 4 Prong

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Apartment Maintenance Pro

Күн бұрын

entertainment purposes only dont try at home

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@kevinritchie9227 Жыл бұрын

As an electrician, I hate doing those receptacles. Just for the fact of the #10 wire and trying to shove 10 pounds of crap in a 5 pound box. You did forget to reinstall the 27 layers of paint over the receptacle and plate...lol

@Honestandtruth007 Ай бұрын

Every House must follow building Code for Homeowners Safety not Someone else 👍

@mypointofblue5260 5 ай бұрын

Good Entertainment information! Thanks for sharing!

@Fitjaycjr Жыл бұрын

Very nice dave!! Keep them coming! Happy friday

@thomasmccallum5887 10 ай бұрын

Always remove the ground wire last and the first put the ground wire first on the new outlet

@jstmyers Жыл бұрын

Pro Move : Vertical lines on all 4 cover plate screws...... Nice!!

@ApartmentMaintenancePro Жыл бұрын

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@mcdaniels6188 5 ай бұрын

Does all horizontal count?

@doc145 8 ай бұрын

After reading some of the comments I would advise many here to hire a licensed electrician. If you don’t understand electrical theory don’t try to do this on your own. You could hurt yourself and possibly start a fire.

@johncasey37 Жыл бұрын

First thing I would have told myself is I definitely would reuse the the cover fits right on there don't have to sand plaster repaint

@ApartmentMaintenancePro Жыл бұрын

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@handymandad5613 9 ай бұрын

You shouldn’t have to ground to the box if you buy a grounded dryer outlet where the metal from the ground terminal on the outlet connects to the metal plate of the outlet and metal plate is attached to the box. That is what I’ve heard

@ApartmentMaintenancePro 9 ай бұрын

The NEC says to do it in 250.148C

@handymandad5613 9 ай бұрын

@@ApartmentMaintenancePro I ran 8 gauge wire for a 14-30 outlet. It’s going to be hard to pigtail the ground with the 8 gauge wire. Can I use 10 gauge wire to pig tail, or does it need to be 8 gauge. That might help

@NickBen11 10 ай бұрын

So my home was built in 1994. We just bought a new dryer and figured it would be a good time to convert our 3-prong outlet to the updated 4-prong. When removing the existing outlet, there is a ground wire in the box, so all good there. The issue I’m having is that there is no ground screw in the box or predrilled hole to mount a ground screw. It is a carlon phenolic box - so do I need to ground to the box? Since it’s plastic, I assume it doesn’t need to be grounded? If I do need to ground, will I have to tap and mount my own screw? Thanks for your help!

@ApartmentMaintenancePro 10 ай бұрын

I would ask a licensed electrician or refer to the newest NEC for your definitive answer. My answer would be no.

@AdamJames. 9 ай бұрын

If it's a metal box, you can use a ground clip. If it's plastic, you don't need it. Just ground the receptical.

@abelgomez_XIV 7 ай бұрын

Green ground wire at the end of the video was supposed to be alone , and the dryer ground to the neutral (middle) together.

@juanvargas9676 5 ай бұрын

This helped a lot man thanks 🙌🏽🙌🏽

@812rls Жыл бұрын

I only have 3 wires coming from the box but I have a nearby grounded outlet, at 1:43 it says "You have to run a ground wire" Can I pull my new 4th wire (ground) from that outlet or do I HAVE to run it from the panel?

@ApartmentMaintenancePro Жыл бұрын

I would consult a licensed electrician in this situation. This is a very grey area for me to give advice about

@xHadesStamps Ай бұрын

Unless the other outlet is a 240 volt outlet (which I’d assume it isn’t), you need to run from the panel. The gauge is too high for a dryer

@XxBEASTTRIX80 Жыл бұрын

What if you don’t have a metal box to ground your ground wire ? What can you do to help that situation?

@ApartmentMaintenancePro Жыл бұрын

Gotta have the ground wire from the panel either way. If you don’t have a metal box it doesn’t need to be grounded on the metal box but please call an electrician for your unique situation

@KevinCoop1 Жыл бұрын

It is obvious to me that someone changed the receptacle along the way and changed a 4 prong to the 3 prong. It was in 1984 NEC requirements.

@American.Divergent Жыл бұрын

Curious about the breaker box side of this. Since the outlet ground and neutral aren’t bonded anymore any changes on the breaker side?

@TheNolamike13 Жыл бұрын

Me too. I’d like to know if anything needs done on the breaker side

@johnbarone8948 8 ай бұрын

The Neutral and the ground are bonded together In the main service breaker box. If it's a sub panel they are separate, and not bonded together.

@nomoreliberties 2 ай бұрын

@@johnbarone8948can i ask what you mean by sub panel? My three prong just melted so Iturned breaker iff and there was two switches fir drier?

@sonyyoung1036 Жыл бұрын

Did you ground the metal box? Did not see it.

@ApartmentMaintenancePro Жыл бұрын

01:47

@lanchari 7 ай бұрын

My neutral and ground are shorted rear my dryer's appliance . Is it normal ?

@GamerGee Ай бұрын

1:27 - 1:51 very important statement here

@bluebenji2740 9 ай бұрын

I have 1 white, 1 ground and 1 black but no red wire would you still be able to set it up without the red wire?

@doc145 8 ай бұрын

If that’s the case then it’s a 120V line. Can’t be used for a dryer which requires 240V. Is the wire 10 gauge? It would be very stiff. Without seeing the wiring and if you don’t understand electricity I would call a licensed electrician. And ALWAYS turn the breaker off and test the wires to make sure there is no power. It sounds like your trying to wire a dryer to either a 15 or 20 amp circuit. Can’t do that! You’ll start a fire since the wire gauge is too small. Again, call a licensed electrician.

@rickfrazier1148 Жыл бұрын

What are you suppose to do if you take a 3 pole out and there’s only 2 leads and a ground?

@ApartmentMaintenancePro Жыл бұрын

Hey Rick, not sure what you mean about 3 pole. Please be careful when working with electric 👍

@MarioHernandez-hb8eh Жыл бұрын

He is talking about 2 hots and ground, instead of 2 hot neutral and a ground

@blizte3 11 ай бұрын

my 30 amp,125/250 volt, 14-30R, 3-pole, 4-wire , my 4 prong plug 30 amp electric dryer is wired to 30 amp outlet is not working why?

@ApartmentMaintenancePro 11 ай бұрын

I don't know. I would use a volt meter and see where voltage is present and not present, I would start at the breaker panel. Don't try if you are not familiar working with electricity.