INSTALLAiTION
INSTRUCTIONS
23
Connecting
Electric
Dryers (conf.)
USA only
_WARNING
• 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: Direct
wire
• 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 5 inches (12,7 cm) of the outer covering
from
the wire. Remove S inches of insulation
from the
ground
wire. Cut offapproximately
11/2 inches (3.8 cm)
from the other three wires and strip 1 inch (2.5 cm)
insulation
from each wire. Bend the ends of the three
shorter wires into a hook shape.
S"
(12.7 cm)
Ground
Wire
2. 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 the power
cable prepared in Step 1 through
the strain reliefl
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Strain Relief
UL-Listed 4-Wire
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Power Cord
. Use UL-listed 4-wire
#10 AWG-minirnum
copper
conductor
cable,
. Allow at least S ft. (1 .S m) length to allow for removal
and reinstallation
of the dryer.
3. 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
cable to the outer terminal
block screws, Attach the
white neutral wire to the center terminal
block screw.
Attach the power cable ground wire to the green
ground
screw, TIGHTEN ALL SCREWS SECURELY.
Reinstall the terminal
block access cover.
Hot
Neutral
(Black)
(White)
Screw
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Ground Screw