Often no, not on the size of portable generator people buy for a fridge and a furnace. Honda’s published figures for an electric clothes dryer are 5,400 W running and 6,750 W starting, and the table flags 240 V. A 30-amp inlet is only 7,200 W at 240 V, so the dryer alone would occupy almost all of it. A 50-amp inlet (12,000 W) can have room for a dryer plus a few essentials if the generator can actually produce those watts and you manage other loads.
| Watts | |
|---|---|
| Electric dryer, running (Honda) | 5,400 |
| Electric dryer, starting (Honda) | 6,750 |
| 30 A × 240 V inlet limit | 7,200 |
| 50 A × 240 V inlet limit | 12,000 |
A gas dryer is a different load (the motor and controls only) and is much easier to back up. Add the dryer as a checked Honda item in the calculator and watch what it does to the running total.
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