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Home electrical question.

I've got a 220V line running into my basement for a dryer. Don't really need it since I'm using a gas dryer. It would be expensive to run a new separate line into the house. The 220V line line could be re-routed where I need it relatively easily. What do I need to do to convert this to a 110V dedicated line? I don't think there's anything else on the circuit although there may also be a 222V outlet for an electric stove on it, not sure. I'll have to check. Again, I have a gas stove. I would have an electrician do the work but I need to know if it can be done and some of the terms I need to know to communicate efectively. Thanks!
rja

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g_m_c
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Check to see if there are 3 wires to the 220 outlet or 4.
If three, there should be two hots and a neutral, thus no ground. Althogh the neutral is eventualy tied to the ground, it would be nice to have a ground. You could use one of the hots as a ground if you move it from the breaker to the ground bar. The color will be wrong though.
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