Connecting electric dryers, Electrical requirements for electric models – LG 27 Inch Electric Smart Dryer Owners Guide User Manual

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INSTALLATION

6

Check all pipe connections (both internal and

external) for gas leaks with a noncorrosive

leak-detection fluid.

7

Proceed to Venting the Dryer.

a

3/8” NPT gas Connection

b

AGA/CSA-Certified Stainless Steel Flexible

Connector

c

1/8” NPT Pipe Plug

d

Gas Supply Shutoff Valve

High-Altitude Installations

The BTU rating of this dryer is AGA-certified for

elevations below 10,000 feet.
If your gas dryer is being installed at an elevation

above 10,000 feet, it must be derated by a

qualified technician or gas supplier.

Connecting Electric Dryers

WARNING

• To reduce the risk of fire or explosion, electric

shock, property damage, injury to persons, or

death when using this appliance, fulfill the

following requirements.

Electrical Requirements for Electric

Models

WARNING

• The wiring and grounding must conform to the

latest edition of the National Electrical Code,

ANSI/NFPA 70 and all applicable local

regulations. Please contact a qualified electrician

to check your home’s wiring and fuses to ensure

that your home has adequate electrical power to

operate the appliance.

• This appliance must be connected to a grounded

metal, permanent wiring system, or an

equipment-grounding conductor must be run

with the circuit conductors and connected to the

equipment-grounding terminal or lead on the

appliance.

• The appliance has its own terminal block that

must be connected to a separate 240 VAC, 60-

Hertz, single-phase circuit, fused at 30 amperes.

(The circuit must be fused on both sides of the

line.) ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR THE APPLIANCE

SHOULD BE OF THE MAXIMUM RATE VOLTAGE

LISTED ON THE NAMEPLATE. DO NOT CONNECT

THE APPLIANCE TO 110-, 115-, OR 120-VOLT

CIRCUIT.

• If the branch circuit to appliance is 15 ft. (4.5 m)

or less in length, use UL (Underwriters

Laboratories) listed No.-10 AWG wire (copper

wire only), or as required by local codes. If over

15 ft. (4.5 m), use UL-listed No.-8 AWG wire

(copper wire only), or as required by local codes.

Allow sufficient slack in wiring so the appliance

can be moved from its normal location when

necessary.

• The power cord (pigtail) connection between the

wall receptacle and the appliance terminal block

IS NOT supplied with the appliance. Type of

pigtail and gauge of wire must conform to local

codes and with instructions on the following

pages.

• Do not modify the plug and internal wire

provided with the appliance.

• The appliance should be connected to a 4-hole

outlet.

• If the plug does not fit the outlet, a proper outlet

will need to be installed by a qualified electrician.

• Connect the power cord to the terminal block.

Each colored wire should be connected to the

same color screw. Wire color indicated in manual

is connected to the same color screw in the

block.

• Grounding through the neutral conductor is

prohibited for: (1) new branch-circuit

installations and (2) areas where local codes

prohibit grounding through the neutral

conductor.

• This appliance is supplied with the neutral wire

grounded. This white ground wire MUST BE

MOVED to the neutral terminal when a 4-wire

cord is to be used, or where grounding through

the neutral conductor is prohibited.

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b

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