220V circuit for electric dryer
Hello, I have been looking at Class A coaches and a number of the new RVs have a stacked washer and dryer. The Ariston are fine with the 110V outlet, but if there were a 220V circuit, the apartmen...
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dougrainer wrote:
Yes, it is possible. Hi end Class A diesel builder's sometimes include a 220 circuit for a dryer. The 50 amp panel has the 2 separate 120 phase inputs to run the 220 circuit. You just have to run the wiring from the breaker panel to the Washer/Dryer closet. The reason the Builders do not include is COST. Lack of really needing a 220 dryer is the other. Doug
Doug,
Thanks for your always perceptive insights. Yes, the RV W/D does not get the use of a home unit, so the 220V unit is not as important. Still, the LG/GE/Samsung W/D units are likely to be better quality and more durable long term. It would seem that the cost for a manufacturer to do the 220V dryer outlet during the build should be quite moderate. I would hope they start to do this on the high-end RV units.
The other thought is that the high-end RV units are competing with the better timeshares. The high-end RV unit is a portable one bedroom apartment -- it can have a residential refer, a dishwasher and a comparable W/D unit. Over the last three decades that we have owned RVs, the trend is clear.
Best,
Crespro
