"Uncle John" wrote :
I would have thought that a dryer would probably run a 1kw an hour.
My dryer plug is one of those 220v/30amp triangular things about 3
inches across like the one at...
http://electrical.aubuchonhardware.c..._and_stove_cor
ds/range_and_dryer_plug-522401.asp
It runs off a doubled 30 amp breaker.