240 to 110 Conversion Plug

[SNs2011]

Hope everyone is enjoying the cooling temperatures. We are looking at washer and dryer for our Solitude. Does anyone use, currently use, or have experience with a 240 to 110 conversation plug for a dryer?

[traveldawg]

I'm not sure that I have ever heard of something like this. Are you trying to figure out how to install a household, 240v dryer in your Solitude and run it on 120V?

[SNs2011]

Yes we are. We are shopping around and we came across this adapter plug on Amazon that claimed you could run you 240 dryer on a standard plug. Seemed to good to be true. I would think, it would be terrible for the dryer and plug after awhile.

[Bigmo1]

Uh....no. U need one specifically for an RV.

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[mdanielson]

Hope everyone is enjoying the cooling temperatures. We are looking at washer and dryer for our Solitude. Does anyone use, currently use, or have experience with a 240 to 110 conversation plug for a dryer?

While there are some internet hacks that claim residential dryers can run on 110 through a converter, the wattage/amperage capacity are insufficient to make that happen, and not really safe. You need to consider other options.

[jkwilson]

You can rig most dryers so they will “operate“ on 120V, though it is far more complex than a simple adapter.

Even if you did change the dryer, the wiring in your rig is inadequate. A dryer uses far more power than a single 120V outlet can provide. Probably about 4 times as much. Any modifications made to the dryer to allow it to run on a single outlet would result in very long drying times. You would have the same amount of heat as a hair dryer.

If you really want to proceed, your rig has 240V available at the box and a smart electrician could feed a dryer.

Problems you might need to solve would be a breaker box that can handle the load/wiring/breaker, the heat radiated inside, and the size of the vent required.

[orbiker]

Hope everyone is enjoying the cooling temperatures. We are looking at washer and dryer for our Solitude. Does anyone use, currently use, or have experience with a 240 to 110 conversation plug for a dryer?

If you found an electric washer / dryer combo that you like, more then likely it also comes as a gas dryer. Convert it to propane and your done.. KEN

[traveldawg]

geesh.... all these things seem to be just asking for more trouble than not... wiring a separate 240v plug, using an adapter to get 120v to run a 240v dryer intended for a house..... propane - which most likely means a new dryer....... trying to convert a 240v appliance to a 120v type.... yikes.....

Whatever you choose, choose a SAFE alternative.... maybe campground laundry facilities or a dryer made to run on 120V? I know, more money......

[SNs2011]

Some great feed back. Really appreciate the advice and feed back.

[fez111]

Having wired several electric dryers, I can assure you that it is WATTS that determine the amount of heating capacity. A 20 amp 110 volt circuit will yield about 2200 watts (20 x 110). A 30 amp 220 volt circuit can yield 6600 watts (30 x 220) or three times the drying capacity. I don't remember ever seeing a 30 amp 110 volt dryer at 3300 watts (30 x 110). I also don't remember seeing a 220 volt outlet in our Solitude. There is only a 110 volt duplex receptacle in there.