i am considering using my dryer 230 circuit, to also power my tablesaw(cabinet). i ran this message on the finewoodoing sight and received many diffrent opinions, one reccomended this sight for obvious reasons. im aware that this is probably a code violation.. i understand if the dryer and saw were used at the same time , id trip the breaker( i can see and hear dryer at all times)… and i understand the related insurance issues. im also pretty sure that i will be calling a licensed electrician here in the near future, im in over my head…that being said, is there anything particularly dangerous with this set up???
this is where things stand now… a electrcian ran a 10/3 line from main panel(in garage) to a j box(about 5′ away), about 5 years ago.we did this so i could eventually move the dryer out to the garage, which i did about a year ago. recently i ran a 10/3 line through conduit(surface mounted) about 45′ to where id like to plug in my tablesaw. i have not made connections in the j box,or a recepticle at the other end yet..i also installed a switch high on the wall. other specs…230 volt, 3hp 1phase, 15 amp saw(PM 66). the manual called for a 10 ga line, and a 30 amp circuit…
i would like to thank anyone and everyone who responds!!!
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See 27274.1
They were ready for you to show up.
I did something similar, but with a stove circuit. We replaced the electric oven with a gas one, so I fished out the wire for the oven, ran it into a junction box and used 8/3 romex to run to a sub-panel in the garage. No problems, but I wasn't trying to keep the oven in the circuit, either....
jpa,
I'm the guy who chimed in over in Knots and told you that you were non-code here. From the sound of your saw, the requirement is for a 30 amp circuit, so you wouldn't be over-fusing it and that part wouldn't be "unsafe".
From the answers in the other thread here (which I also started, to make sure about the code issues), you are definitely breaking code.
As to safety, let me give you an example of how this could be "unsafe". Let's say you're sawing away, ripping some material, and your wife starts the dryer. The breaker trips. The saw now stops right in the middle of the rip. If your on switch is the type that doesn't reset with a tripped breaker, the saw will go on as soon as the breaker is reset. That probably means nobody at the saw, with the material still in the middle of the rip, and there will be a horrendous kickback. Dangerous? You bet.
You should do this right, and if you look in Knots you'll see my recommendation to that effect. You can very easily do this right, and I'm not sure why the reluctance to spend the few extra dollars to ensure both the dryer and the saw have their own, dedicated, 30 amp circuits.
John