tryin to move dryer approx 8 more feet but existing wire not long enough have 12/2 wire can that be used to run 220 dryer
you need to run #10/3 for a 200 volt electric dryer
Not sure why all the TD to the answers that say you need 10/3 (plus ground). They are all absolutely correct.
Really shouldn't use no. 12 wire on an electric dryer...No. 10 is usually the mininum wire size as long as its not more than 30 or 40 Ft.
The answer is probably NO. You can not safely use 12/2 wire to run a 220 volt dryer. 12 ga wire is only rated for 20 amps. Electric dryers are 30 amps and utilize a 2 pole breaker, so you would need to use 10/3. If your dryer is a gas dryer and only runs on 120 volts then yes you can junction 12/2 to 12/2 and extend the run the remaining 8 feet (as long as that run isn't more than about 200 feet long already). If you don't know what you are doing then just don't experiment with electricity, you can burn your house down.
12 wire is not heavy enough to pull a 220 dryer under any circumstances, and is against ANY code in America; and is a severe fire hazard. Besides, you need to have three wires - 10/3 0r 8/3 wire, anyway, so you would have a ground. Papaw
