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Connecting Electric Dryers (cont.)
USA only
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• Connect the power cord to the terminal block.
Connect each power cord wire to the terminal block
screw that has the same colored wire. For example,
connect the black power cord wire to the terminal
block screw with the black wire. Failure to follow
these instructions may result in a short, overload,
fire or death.
• grounding through the neutral conductor is
prohibited for: (1) new branch-circuit installations,
(2) mobile homes, (3) recreational vehicles, and
(4) areas where local codes prohibit grounding
through the neutral conductor.
four-wire connection for electric dryers:
power cord
• A 4-wire connection is required for all mobile and
manufactured home installations, as well as all new
construction after January 1, 1996.
• A UL-listed strain relief is required.
1. Remove the terminal block access cover on the upper
back of the dryer. Install a UL-listed strain relief into
the power cord through-hole; then thread a UL-listed,
30 A, 240 V, 4-wire, #10 AWg-minimum copper
conductor power cord through the strain relief.
UL-Listed
4-Wire Power
Cord
Terminal
Block
UL-Listed
Strain Relief
• Use a 30 A, 240 V, UL-listed power cord with #10
AWg-minimum copper conductor and closed loop or
forked terminals with upturned ends.
2. Transfer the dryer's ground wire from behind the
green ground screw to the center screw of the
terminal block. Attach the two hot leads of the power
cord to the outer terminal block screws. Attach the
white neutral wire to the center terminal block screw.
Attach the power cord ground wire to the green
ground screw. TIgHTEN ALL SCREWS SECURELY.
Reinstall the terminal block access cover.
Neutral
Hot
(White)
(Black)
Ground
Screw
Power Cord
Ground Wire
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iNSTALLATiON
Hot
(Red)
White Wire
moved from
Ground Screw
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