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Reddit mentions of NEMA L14-30P to L5-30R Power Cord, 30A/125V, 10/3 SJOOW - Iron Box Part # IBX-9523-01 (1 Foot)
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- HEAVY DUTY CONSTRUCTION - Industrial Grade Molded Plug and Connector, 10 AWG SOOW Cable
- EXTREMELY FLEXIBLE and DURABLE - Premium Flextreme Wire is Oil, Water, Sunlight, Weather Resistant
- ELECTRICAL RATINGS - 30A, 10 AWG 4-Prong Male to 3-Prong Female for Connection from Generator to Transfer Switch
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| Size | 1 ft |
So, you can actually buy 5-15p to L5-30R adapters. You're right about power consumption though - you'll be above the recommended 1500W maximum on a 15A circuit with the additional load of the UPS's battery charger (usually on the order of a few hundred watts). I run my 2.5kVa UPS on a standard 15A circuit, but the load is only 500-700W.
Is the dryer plug 4 wires, with a neutral? If that's the case you can adapt it to a 120V load without any rewiring. You'll probably need a 14-30 to L14-30 adapter so you can plug one of these in, or find them manufactured as one adapter.
Those are made-to-order by "some guy", so a bit of further research may be desired if you want an ETL or UL listed version. The quality looks decent but you could of course make them yourself; the parts are available at any supply house or even at a big box home improvement store.
You can also have an electrician change out the breaker and outlet on the dryer plug, which would be pretty quick and easy. Call your landlord, usually they're amenable to that kind of modification as long as you can undo it when you move out. Alternatively you could offer to have an outlet installed, which wouldn't have to be undone but would cost more.