My gas dryer just recently went. My landlord came over and capped off the gas line so it won’t leak. Can I buy a electric dryer or get a gas?

Who owns the dryer? If the dryer came with the unit, the LANDLORD should be buying a replacement.
If you actually supplied the dryer, and there is an electric dryer hookup, you should be able to use either.

an electric dryer requires proper electrical service ... 220 volt, 40 amp in my community. if that isn't installed already, you have to buy gas

Unless there is a dedicated high capacity 240V outlet installed where your dryer is, buying another gas one will be easier as that line would have to be installed. Depending on the electric service to the house, there may not even be room to add the line to the panel. It could cost many hundreds to install in addition to buying the dryer.

i would ask your landlord this question

If you have a dryer outlet (30 amps at 220-240v) then you can definitely run an electric dryer. If not there are 120v electric dryers but you'll be waiting a long time for one of those to finish a load, and they tend to be significantly smaller.

You can have electric service installed to handle an electric dryer but that's really up to the landlord, not you - and also to whether there's sufficient capacity in your electric service to handle it.

Did the landlord provide the dryer in the first place? If so, isn't it on him to provide a suitable replacement?

He is just buying himself some cheap insurance ( pipe cap) against someone opening the valve. I assume, that if you get another drier he would help install it to his satisfaction. I t sounds like you are afraid of your landlord.. I don;t know your landlord.

Most of the time if a house or apartment is designed for a gas dryer they don't go to the cost of installing a 240v receptacle for an electric dryer, it usually is only built with a standard 15 or 20 amp receptacle for the dryer motor.

Look behind the dryer and look for a large receptacle embossed with small lettering that says 250V 30A. It may be 3 prong or 4 prong depending on age and a few other conditions.

You need a 240 volt 3 pronged outlet for an electric dryer. You may not know that gas drying is cheaper to operate than electric. Google it.

Is the house wired for an electric dryer is the question you need to be asking. If the house is wired for an electric dryer just as it is plumbed for a gas dryer, the answer is yes you can use an electric dryer. However, if the house is not wired for electric dryer, the landlord is under no obligation to install such wiring for you. If he selects to do so he may charge you for that installation and under most circumstances he can do this. Gas dryers cost more to buy than equivalent models of electric dryers but they cost less to operate. If you do not have the proper 240 VAC connection for an electric dryer, you need to decide whether it is prudent to ask the landlord if he will install this for you. Remember this may be a major undertaking, depending on the existing wiring situation, and this may be costly. If your relationship w the landlord is good, it may be better to pay the extra cost for the gas dryer as it would probably be less expense than the expense of a major wiring update to the house.

Yes, you can. If you get electric you will have to install in electrical outlet for the electric dryer. Depending upon whether you do it your self or hire it done, it will probably cost $100-$2000 depending upon how hard it is and how long the run is.

You will need the proper outlet and enough electric capacity to handle the extra load.

If it is up to you to replace it, buy what you want. Electric might be pricier.

a electric dryer will be cheaper for you to buy . Just plug it in and go .
A gas dryer is more expensive and you will need a plumber to install it

ask the landlord - do you pay for utilities?

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If you have the hookup for electric you could do either. Gas dryers last longer, though

Look and see if you have the outlet for a gas dryer. Its gonna be a big plug. 220 volts

Telephone your LL and ask if it is doable. He knows if there is a 240 4 prong electrical outlet in the laundry room of your unit. They memorize these things. Usually and electrician hooks up the wiring to the breaker box. If you HAD to supply the clothes dryer, then I would think he is hooked up for either system. If he supplied the dryer, he knows he needs another gas dryer or electric. It is memorized. He would have noted that when he capped off the gas line.
. I think electric outsells gas dryers. I live in natural gas country and I have electric dryer. But then again I got Hydro electric power. I also have an outside clothes line. We have had electric dryers in every house since the late 50's I have never seen a gas dryer, even at a friends house. Electric was at the laundromats too. We also dry clothes on the rocks in the sun.

You probably do not have an electric circuit large enough there for an electric dryer. Maybe one could be installed at reasonable cost.

he'll have to have the gas company come over and shut off the gas line to the dryer and have a electrical outlet installed if one not in the area. but the landlord makes that decision