Originally Posted by
AdmiralAluminum
Went at a dryer the other night and trying to figure the best way to get at the motor, I took off a panel and the screws holding the power cord on were right there, so instead of fighting to cut through the cord I just took out the screws. When done, I looked at the cord again and realized there was nothing wrong with it and it could be reused. Looked it up on
ebay and they range from $20-25 w/ shipping. Seems a lot better than the maybe $6 I would get stripping it. Just thought I would share.
Also, I have been thinking about making a four prong extension cord that can go through the basement window to the four prong outlet so I can test dryers outside without having to drag them into the basement, which I won't do.
Hope this helps someone else...
I did the same thing using an outlet box I purchased at Lowes. Basically took a cord I got from a dryer, wired it in to the 220 box I bought, and viola, an extension cord. I plug it into the outlet my dryer uses and can then plug in the dryer I want to test into the extension cord box, without having to move my dryer. Looks weird, but has worked like a champ.
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