How can I convert a 220 outlet to 110?

[seminoles45]

I am installing a gas dryer in place of my broken electric dryer.

I hooked up the gas line because I am familiar with that type of hookup. However. I can't plug the gas dryers electric plug in to the outlet that I used for the electric dryer because it is a special type of outlet connected to a 220 line and a 30 amp breaker.

Do I have to run an entirely new line, or can I use the existing 220 line by making some type of modifications?

Please let me know. I have a pile of clothes building up rapidly. LOL

[imported_Ron]

You can use the existing wire. You will need to replace the 2 pole 30A circuit breaker with two single pole 15 or 20 amp cirucit breakers. One to use now and one for your use in the future for another project. You will also have to replace the 240V receptacle with a regular 120V receptacle.

[Wgoodrich]

You need to tells us what wires are in your existing branch circuit. If you have a black red and bare, or a black white and bare then with the black white and bare wires you will have to use the black as your hot wire and move your white wire to the neutral bar and use as your grounded leg [aka neutral conductor] then you need to use your bare as your equipment grounding conductor.

If you have a black red and bare wire then you need to wire same as above only reidentify the red wire as a white wire anywhere it appears outside the sheathing of the cable. Don't forget to move that reidentified white wire to the neutral bar.

Ifyou have a black red white and bare wire then you need to wire same as you have a black white and bare only wire nut off the red wire as unused. Don't forget to move that white wire to the neutral bar.

The listing and labeling of 15 and 20 amp 120 volt receptacles forbids 10 awg from being installed on these 15 and 20 amp devices. To correct that problem you may wire nut 12 awg pigtails onto the 10 awg and then connect the 12 awg to the 15 or 20 amp device.

Just for an extra safety measure you might want to wire nut 12 awg pigtail on the 10 awg going to the 15 or 20 amp breaker to keep someone in the future from unknowingly connecting a 30 amp breaker to that 10 awg wire by mistake in a service upgrade project in the future.

Good Luck

Wg