Timeline for Ok for dryer socket to be in surface box with box extension?
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| Sep 23, 2021 at 16:57 | comment | added | jay613 | Argh! As an annoying side note, my old stacked machine had one 240V 30A plug. My new one has two plugs, one for the dryer and a separate one for the washer and per this answer (thanks Harper) I must assume the dryer will use the entire 30A so I must find a new circuit for the washer. I may be doing more work inside the walls than I first bit off. :(.... | |
| Sep 23, 2021 at 14:30 | vote | accept | jay613 | ||
| Sep 23, 2021 at 14:30 | comment | added | jay613 | It might be easy to put the box inside the wall. If not, I'll use raceway as suggested. Both good suggestions. | |
| Sep 23, 2021 at 13:39 | comment | added | jay613 | There's a clamp, I removed it because in the course of inspecting the box for ground I found there was less than an inch of wire available. I'm not kidding, I couldn't even pry the cover off. So I removed the clamp and will be fixing that. My new machine might need two 120V 20A circuits, not sure yet so leaving it all in bits for now. Lucky I have some unused 20A breakers, if I do need those I can just move things around. | |
| Sep 23, 2021 at 13:03 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Can't tell for sure on the clamp, you might be right. The cable is considered to be "subject to damage" in that location. The washing machine could be rubbing up against it every time it spins until it wears through the insulation, for instance. Being out of sight behind the laundry machine you'd not know until it was too late. | |
| Sep 23, 2021 at 12:52 | history | edited | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 23, 2021 at 12:51 | comment | added | isherwood | I think I see the edge of a clamp inside the box, and the fit around the cable is too cozy for a bare knockout. Are you sure this isn't a "subject to damage" exception? | |
| Sep 23, 2021 at 12:47 | history | answered | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |