Electrical – Installation options for an electric dryer

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I just bought a house with a gas hookup for the dryer, but did not realize that when purchasing an electric dryer.

The builder says the laundry room was built for a gas dryer after purchasing the electrical one.

At this point we may not be able to return it what can i do and how much would it cost?

Best Answer

If i assume correctly you do not have a 220v outlet for your electric drier.

The most economical thing to do is Sell the electric drier and buy a gas drier. You may loose a little money selling it but it will likely be more of a loss/expense to pay to have a new outlet installed.

The gas drier is (probably) going to have a lower energy cost to operate and the cost of Having an electrician install a 220v drier outlet MAY be a significant expense. (for a variety of reasons)

We can not tell you what it would cost, you can get an electrician to give your an estimate to find out.