Fenney Dryer hookup - Gas/Electric
 

Sorry for posting this here but having a hard time getting a straight answer from TV and did not look at this the last time I had access to the home I'm buying. We were told we would have hookups for either gas or electric dryer. What is not clear is how "ready" those hookups are. We will have an electric dryer delivered. Is there going to be an outlet ready to accept a dryer plug or will I need to find an electrician to put one in? The company delivering the dryer will wire the dryer plug cord to the dryer but I'm sure they don't wire up an outlet.

I'll be looking from responses from people in Fenney as I realize not every area even offers gas and/or things may be done differently than what one's experience may have been when they moved into another village.

Call your sales rep right now. They should have answers, if not they can send someone to the house.

Posted this after doing just that. Nothing against the rep but another rep actually helped is out in his absence the day we purchased and we were told one thing and are now hearing something different. Will go back in the house if necessary but I would imagine there is someone here that will know the answer to this based on first hand experience.

I would call the Sales Office. Explain your problem. Insist that the BUILDER of your house call you. Your house has a project manager who works for the construction company which was responsible for everything installed.

We bought a house in Fenney last month. We are moving in the end of May.

What I noticed in our house was a gas connection in the laundry room and two 110 volt outlets; one for washer, and one for dryer. There is also a two outlet wide blank plate which I thought was for a 220 Volt dryer but again there is no outlet, just a blank outlet cover.

I took a picture of the electric panel and I do not see a 220 volt breaker labeled for a dryer. So, did the builder run the 220 volt cable from the electrical box to the back of the wall where the dryer would go and just not put in the outlet and the breaker?

So, you might need to get an electrician to run the electrical, install a breaker and then put the 220 volt outlet in.

If you need to get an electrician, I think the gas dryer would be cheaper. Gas dryers are typically $100 more. Electrician will be more than that. Also, I think gas is cheaper to run.

So not sure if all Fenney houses are like this.

Best of luck.

Tom

Call the warranty office. They have the details on all homes built.

Cost to operate electric dryer
 

While this may not matter to the OP it may help others who will read this.

A front load dryer uses 35 to 66 KWH of electricity per month. At SECO pricing that is 4 to 7 dollars a month making the dryer your fifth largest consumer of electricity in your home. The common rule of thumb is gas dryers operate at one third the cost. You can use this to calculate if a gas dryer is worth it.

Data based upon six months measured useage for six different couples who rented from me.

I live in Fenney and yes you will need an electrician to put in an outlet for the electric dryer...

Does anyone in Fenny know how the gas lines from the meter head are being ran ? Are they still using flexible pipe through the attics ?


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Thank you. Do you recall if it was pre-wired for 220 with a 220 breaker in the box and all the way to the plate behind where the dryer goes and all that was needed was an outlet? Or was a breaker needed in the box as well?

Personally ,when I was an electrical contractor,I would never pre-wire to any box and connect the wires to a breaker without them being connected to a device(receptacle)--lots of liability

IMHO--any qualified handyman --should be able to make the connections--not a big deal --as long as the wires are run

Yes there is !!!!
 

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We have a Designer in Fenney and yes, there is connectivity in the Laundry. There is one 110 AC for the washer with Hot/Cold Water lines. There is a 220 AC Rec for the Dryer mounted on the wall and there is also a Gas inlet recessed into the wall down low for the gas dryer. So, yes, there is plenty of connectivity and you should not need to do anything.

I don't know if I rank as qualified, but I have DIY'd this type of thing before and it's not rocket surgery (sorry any electricians out there, no offense intended). I can certainly do it this time as long as I know what I'll need. I already have a 4 wire 30a dryer outlet and face plate but I'll need to go get a breaker if one is needed. The key is making sure the main breaker is off before touching any wires.

This may be one of those things that just depends on the actual builder because I believe there is just a blank plate behind the dryer where the outlet would go, so my guess is there is no breaker in the box either, or at least not one that is connected to the wire. I just hope the wire itself is pulled already.

Install the wires in the breaker first then snap it into place, make sure the breaker is in the off position--DO NOT TURN THE MAIN BREAKER OFF, after the breaker is in place --tighten the screws holding the wire , (easier to this way)# 10 awg wire is still fairly easy to shape

My Designer in Fenney does not have a 220 volt outlet. So maybe all houses are not built the same. Mine has a blank plate and no 220 volt breaker in the panel.