I believe it's a law/code requirement of some sort - to not have long 220V cords that might get damaged due to excess amounts of cord lying around. It seems in Canada the longest cord you will find is 6'. I found a cord at a US online site that would ship to Canada and bought a longer dryer cord. was tempted to move the location of the 220V receptable, but it was on a tiled wall - so it wouldn't have been simple drywall fixes after the fact). Tiberius wrote: ↑I went this route with my dryer (same situation - stacked units and the cord didn't quite reach. If you check the back of your dryer and find that your cord attaches with the loop connectors, swapping the cord should be easy. I had a bit of fun cutting the ends off of the replacement cord and attaching plug connectors. The replacement cord had 'loop' connectors. This 3-prong dryer extension cord is heavy-duty and is used to get 220-volt power from your dryer outlet to a variety of sources. And to be honest, it should have been! However, my particular dryer didn't use 'easy' connections (loop onto post connectors) and instead had 'plug' connectors. STW 10/3 30 Amp 3-Prong Dryer Heavy Duty Thick Extension Cord. The dryer cord is also 12 gauge ground and 10 gauge conductor. It also comes with all the connectors need for quick and easy installation. This dryer cord features 30 amp capacity, so you can rest assured it has the strength you need to connect most dryers on the market. I thought it would be 'easy' to swap the cord on the dryer based on what I had read online, etc. Wiring in your electrical dryer is easier with this NOMA Dryer Cord Kit. I went this route with my dryer (same situation - stacked units and the cord didn't quite reach.

Dirtmover wrote: ↑The easiest, and probably cheapest, way to deal with this is to replace the cord on the dryer with one that is longer.

220 volt extension cord for dryer