what if I use a 100 amps.main braker to wire my range and dryer
Don't okorder /... The breaker won't trip when it needs to and a fire could result.
Whoa there! What you're describing is a 120 volt outlet (U.S. Canada). Every dryer I know of operates from 220 volts. For a three-prong, 220 volt plug, you should connect the black to one of the hot terminals and the red wire to the other hot terminal. The white wire, which is neutral, would go to the common terminal. The outlet box you describe is a 120 volt box. . .it just won't work! If you're operating a 220 volt dryer from 120 volts, you're asking for trouble. Besides, for a 120 volt outlet, you've got the connections all skewed. Here it is as looking at the outlet from the front: Black (hot) to small blade (brass screw), White (neutral) to large blade (silver screw), Copper (ground) to green grounding screw. You may have to run a 220 volt line from the dryer to a new breaker in your electrical service panel. I strongly suggest you leave this to a licensed, qualified electrician.
I'm not sure if you are asking if you can hook them both to a 100 amp breaker, or you want to wire them from a 100 amp sub-panel? A standard electric dryer is 30 amps and requires a 30 amp branch circuit using 10 gauge copper wire (10-3 with ground), and a standard electric range is 40 amps and requires a 40 amp branch circuit using 8 gauge copper wire (8-3 with ground). You need to hook them each to their own individual breaker.
NO each appliance has to be wired to the panel on its own breaker Dryers is normally # 10 wire and on a 30 amp 2 pole breaker. Three wire receptacles can still be used if they are existing in older homes and the appliance has to be wired for that 3 wire receptacle.Newer dryers have 4 wires and have a separate ground unlike the older dryers that used the neutral wire and ground together. A range can be # 4 wire or in some case # 6 wire depending on the KW rating of the range and have to have a 40 or 50 amp breaker on them as well. You should not put them together of course. Call an electrician and have ot done properly and it could save you form a heartache or worse.
