Clothes dryers/ 220 vs 110??

[ront2]

We are retirees buying a new Del Webb home. Option in laundry room for
220 outlet(additional $150). Are there efficient, powerful dryers that
can run on 110? If so,... what would be a reason to have 220?
Thanks, Ron ([email protected])

 

[GlowingBlueMist]

We are retirees buying a new Del Webb home. Option in laundry room for
220 outlet(additional $150). Are there efficient, powerful dryers that
can run on 110? If so,... what would be a reason to have 220?
Thanks, Ron ([email protected])

I think you meant this message to go to another newsgroup as this one
normally deals with computer hardware but here goes...

Yes there are dryers that will work on 110V but they tend to be the smaller
sized units, like in a dorm room. Visit a few appliance stores and see what
they have to offer in 110V, if anything. Watch out they don't try to pawn
off a gas dryer with out listening to your question.

A larger thing to consider might be that if/when you ever sell or rent the
house 90% or more American electric dryers are wired for 220 making the 110
connection useless.

If it were my place the only way I would run a 110V connection for just the
dryer would be if there is a gas connection ready to use as well.

You will still need a 110V connection for the washing machine and for a
dryer if it is using gas.

 

[philo]

We are retirees buying a new Del Webb home. Option in laundry room for
220 outlet(additional $150). Are there efficient, powerful dryers that
can run on 110? If so,... what would be a reason to have 220?
Thanks, Ron ([email protected])

If you have natural gas service to your laundry room
then a 115 volt outlet is all you need for your *natural gas* drier.

If you do not have natural gas...then you should get the 220 volt AC
outlet and use a 220v ac drier

 

[Ian East]

We are retirees buying a new Del Webb home. Option in laundry room for
220 outlet(additional $150). Are there efficient, powerful dryers that
can run on 110? If so,... what would be a reason to have 220?
Thanks, Ron ([email protected])

Generally, as a rule of thumb, any appliance that requires more than
15 amps of power will run on 220v mains so your options may be
somewhat limited if having a powerful dryer is something you want.

 

[kony]

We are retirees buying a new Del Webb home. Option in laundry room for
220 outlet(additional $150). Are there efficient, powerful dryers that
can run on 110? If so,... what would be a reason to have 220?
Thanks, Ron ([email protected])

They should be wiring 220 by default... i'd be getting very
suspicous of what other kinds of stunts they're pulling to
cut costs... you may need to go over every single detail of
this home to be sure they're not screwing up anything else,
even go in after them and screw down floorboards and such
(sad but true, home construction is crap these days).