Installation Guide

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS - DRYER CORD
Electrical Connection (non-Canada) – 3-wire cord
3-wire receptacle
(NEMA type 10-30R)
w WARNING
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
Failure to disconnect power source before servicing could
result in personal injury or even death.
1. Turn off power supply to outlet.
2. Remove the screw securing the terminal block access cover
in the lower corner on the back of the dryer.
3. Install a UL-approved strain relief according to the power
cord/strain relief manufacturer’s instructions in the power
cord entry hole below the access panel. At this time, the
strain relief should be loosely in place.
4. Thread an UNPLUGGED, UL-approved, 30-amp power
cord, NEMA 10–30 type SRDT through the strain relief.
5. Attach the power cord neutral (center wire) conductor to
the SILVER-colored center terminal on the terminal block.
Tighten the screw securely.
6. Attach the remaining two power cord outer conductors to
the outer BRASS-colored terminals on the terminal block.
Tighten both screws securely.
w WARNING
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
Do not make a sharp bend or crimp wiring/conductor at
connections.
7. Follow manufacturer’
s guidelines for firmly securing the
strain relief and power cord, and complete the
continuity check.
8. Reinstall the terminal block cover.
IMPORTANT
If moving dryer from a 4-wire system and installing it in a
3-wire system, move the internal ground from the center
terminal back to the GREEN screw next to the terminal block.
NOTE
If a terminal screw falls during cord installation, it can be
retrieved in the terminal screw recovery slot below the
access panel (if provided).
Neutral
(center wire)
30-AMP
NEMA 10-30
Access
cover screw
Terminal
block
Line 2
(BRASS terminal)
Neutral
(SILVER terminal)
Line 1
(BRASS terminal)
Internal ground
(GREEN screw)
Neutral
terminal
DO NOT remove
internal ground in
a 3-wire system