Installation Guide

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Connecting Electric Dryers (cont.)
USA only
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WARNING
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Three-wire connection for electric dryers:
Power cord
• A 3-wire connection is NOT permitted on 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, 
 conductor power cord through the strain
relief.
• Use a 
 conductor and closed loop or
forked terminals with upturned ends.
2. Attach the two hot leads of the power cord to the
outer terminal block screws. Attach the neutral wire to
the center terminal block screw. Connect the external
ground (if required by local codes) to the green
ground screw. .
Reinstall the terminal block access cover.
UL-Listed
Strain Relief
UL-Listed
3-Wire Power
Cord
Terminal
Block
Ground
Screw
Neutral
(White)
Hot
(Black)
Hot
(Red)
External Ground
Wire (If required
by local codes)
White Wire
from Dryer
harness
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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