<p>Our gas dryer needs replacing. Our house was built in 1925. Went to purchase a new dryer and was told and shown that gas dryers are on the way out. Something about clothes are less wet now due to high efficient washers so electric dryers are the norm now (???). So we bought an electric dryer. Guy came to deliver it today and says, “where’s your 220 line?” We don’t have a 220 in that area and my husband says our electrical box will not accomodate one. No one at the store mentioned this!!! So back to the store the dryer went. </p>
<p>Looks like we will have to pay big bucks to get a gas dryer now and our selection will be small - according to this store anyway. I’ll admit I don’t understand all the ins and outs of this but, what a surprise!</p>
<p>In order to return our purchase we may have to agree to buy the gas dryer from this same store. It’s just a dryer and it’s housed in the basement (not a nice, sweet laundry room) so I truly am not too picky - just give me something to dry my clothes in!!! </p>
<p>Sears has 120 different gas dryers (some difference may be in color, though) listed on its website. Home Depot has 96, ranging in price from $400 to $1350. </p>
<p>The store you went to scammed you because they don’t have them.</p>
<p>They are readily available, though used less commonly now, I think. Look online at all the Big Box stores. Lowes and Home Depot have FREE delivery. </p>
<p>You could have just kept the electric and had a 220 line run to your box by an electrician. </p>
<p>Home Depot shows several pages of gas dryer models. Some are very expensive, but Admiral sells one for $350. </p>
<p>In newer homes people have laundry rooms all over the house. Venting byproducts of gas burning can be an issue, with the need to run exhaust pipe long distances and possibly add pump/fan to it. Easier to add electric most times. I wanted to switch from electric to gas when replacing dryer in our current home, but the plumbing involved was onerous. And this is in a basement, but distance from possible wall exhaust points was large, even if moved appliances</p>
<p>Do you have a 220 outlet elsewhere that isn’t being used? That spot in the box could be run to where you need it. Generally a dryer 220 circuit is 30 amps and an oven 220 circuit is 50 amps and they need the appropriate qauge wire. </p>
<p>Gas is more economical even if clothes are dryer coming out of the washer and gas should be available as others have noted. But we replaced a gas dryer with an electric last year. With mostly just the two of us now there is less drying.</p>
<p>You’re asking some questions I can’t answer due to my lack of knowledge! Talked to my husband who talked to the store again - I think honestly they just choose to stock more electric these days and it’s a smaller local store (but we went there because we had several hundred dollars credit) - they have said they will honor the price of the sale we had got to a gas dryer so hopefully things work out ok. We do have some 220 in the house, I know that. Our oven is electric and I remember having to check because that required the larger capacity amps. For whatever reason, my husband didn’t want to have the expense/procedure of having an electrician come put a line in or he was concerned that the current electrical box couldn’t handle the increase (???)</p>
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