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Do you want the bad news, the good news, or the really bad news?
* The bad news is that there is not an adapter that you can normally buy. * The good news is that you can buy the parts at your local home center or hardware store to make one. * The REALLY BAD NEWS is that if you do this you stand a very good chance of ...
* ** Blowing a fuse or tripping a breaker ** Burning up your dryer motor ** Burning up the wires from which you make it ** Starting a fire and burning down your house or apartment
AND IF YOU ARE REALLY UNLUCKY...
* Possibly electrocuting yourself or someone else
* Or even killing someone in the resulting fire
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∙ 16y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoAnswer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.
There is no adaptor. A four blade plug is the new code and should not be changed to a three blade cord. What should be done is to change the three blade receptacle to a four blade receptacle. The only difference in the receptacle wiring is that the position of the neutral wire and the addition of a ground wire being brought out to the appliance on a separate blade to match the ground wire on the plug. Shut the circuit to the dryer to the off position. Opening up the receptacle you will find now two hot wires to the outside blades and a neutral to the center pin. Look in the box of the box and you will see a ground wire wrapped around a screw that grounds the dryer feed wire. From this ground wire add an extension of six inches. This new wire then connects to the fourth terminal on the new four blade receptacle. Looking at the new receptacle you should have the two hot wires on the outside terminals X and Y, white (neutral) to the L shaped W blade and the newly installed ground wire to the U shaped ground G blade. This receptacle is a NEMA 14-30R, 3 pole 4 wire grounding receptacle.
As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.
Before you do any work yourself,
on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoFour prong to three prong adapters are available. Many different brands may be available, shop around to get the best price.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoYour local supermarket should have the plug should any responsible electronics store. Ask for a world plug adapter
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You are wanting to power your RV with your generator The RV uses 30 amp 3 prong your generator plug that is 30 amp is 4 prong Can you do this?
Go to this site http://www.generatorjoe.net/html/nemaplugs.html and tell me what configurations you have and I might be able to help you.
What do the letters stand for on a 4 prong plug?
On a 240 volt outlet, such as a dryer outlet: G is Ground, W is Neutral, X and Y are the two Hot legs.
Are there 3 prong to 4 prong adapters for driers?
No, and adapters are not needed. What needs to be done in remove the old three blade dryer plug and install a new four blade cord on the dryer.Dryer plug three to fourInstructions should come with the new cord. Open up the electrical access panel on the back of the dryer. You will see a terminal block with three wires going into it from the plug cord assembly. A red and black and white are now connected to the terminal strip. Look at the position and colours of the existing 3 prong cord and how it is connected. Make a diagram. Coloured wires on the outside terminals white in the center. From the center wire terminal you will see a jumper strap that goes to the frame of the dryer. When installing the four prong plug this jumper is removed completely. The kit should have with it a grounding lug that connects to where the removed grounding strip attached to the frame of the dryer. This is the attachment point for the fourth green ground wire from the new dryer cord assembly.
When wiring 4 prong plug for 220 has W X G and Y what goes into the X and Y?
On a 240 volt outlet, such as a dryer outlet: G is Ground, W is Neutral, X and Y are the two Hot legs.
If you can change a 4-wire to a 3-wire 240V outlet circuit then what was the purpose of having a 4-wire box in place to begin with?
== == You are not allowed to change a four-wire outlet to a three wire outlet.You can change a four wire cord to a three wire cord.That is VERY different! === === I have answered this question at least 6 times. The 4 wire plug has a neutral and the 3 does not. An untrained homeowner who does their own plumbing can flood the house with water or sewage, on the other hand electricity can kill instantly. I wouldn't want to gamble my family's lives on my incompetence. 3 wire plugs are old and outdated. Way back in the old days they didn't ground equipment so plugs didn't have a ground. (Remember the old 2 wire 110V outlets on houses built before the 50s?) A few people got killed so they decided to add a safety wire. It took them longer to catch on with heavy appliances, but eventually they did. That it what the fourth pin is. Since many homes still have the 3 wire plug it is allowed in older homes. New homes must use the new 4 wire plug. Changing your 4 wire cord to a 3 wire cord is the same as plugging a 3 wire 120V appliance into one of those 3 prong to two prong adapters they sell. Your appliance works now, but is ungrounded. Don't listen to anyone who says to replace the new up-to-code plug with an older plug. That is the same as replacing your 3 prong 120V outlets with old two prong outlets! Ignore anyone who tells you to do so, they think they know a lot more than they actually do. Buy a new cord. It is cheap and safer. IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.If you do this work yourself, always turn off the powerat the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work ANDalways use an electrician's test meter having metal-tipped probes(not a simple proximity voltage indicator)to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
If your outlet is a 3 prong outlet can you hook up a 3 prong plug from your old stove to a new stove which has a 4 prong plug?
No you can not you will need to replace the plug with a 4 prong the same as the style of your oven and change your breaker to the correct Amp for your style of 4 prong plug
How do you make 4 prong male plug to 3 prong male plug?
This is something that should not be done. If this was to be done you would be omitting the ground which in point can make it unsafe. I recommend changing the female end of the system and making it a 4 prong.
You just moved in your new home and the outlet for the dryer is a 3 prong your dryer is a 4 prong you should you do?
Change either the plug or the cord. The fourth prong is another ground. It would be easier to change the cord.
How do you connect a 4 prong generator twist and lock plug to a 3 prong travel trailer power cord?
Check Lowes and Home Depot they normally carry the adaptors
Four prong generator male to a 4 prong female then go to a 110 volt house current?
I,m going to bypass the generator and plug into the house for my race car trailor. Once I pull the plug from the gewnerator I will have a four prong male need to plug into a for prong female then be able to plug into a house socket.
Do you have a picture of 4 prong electircal plug?
There is an illustration at the related link below.
How do you convert a 4 prong 240V outlet to a 3 prong 240V outlet?
Disregard the neutral
You are wanting to power your RV with your generator The RV uses 30 amp 3 prong your generator plug that is 30 amp is 4 prong Can you do this?
Go to this site http://www.generatorjoe.net/html/nemaplugs.html and tell me what configurations you have and I might be able to help you.
What is the difference between a 4 prong dryer outlet and a 4 prong stove outlet?
The four blade dryer plug brings a separate ground wire from the machine to the electrical grounding system. The three blade dryer plug depended on the neutral wire of the plug to make this connection.
How do you wire a three prong twist lock receptacle to a 4 prong male connector in 220V?
Buy a new receptacle that your plug fits in. You probably need one with a neutral so look for 125/240v.
What is the difference between a 2- pronged cable and a 4 - pronged cable?
2 prong is a hot and neutral and a 4 prong is a 3 phase with a ground wire.3 pole 4 wire meaning 3 hots could be 240 volts or 480 volts
What cable will hook my PDA to my laptop?
Depending on your PDA, you'll need either a 3 prong or a 4 prong cable with a UBS on the other end.
