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Connecting electric dryers (cont.), Connecting electric dryers, A warning – Kenmore ELITE 796.7927# User Manual

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

CONNECTING ELECTRIC DRYERS (cont.)

CONNECTING ELECTRIC DRYERS

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WARNING:

• Connect the power cord to the terminal block.

Each colored wire should be connected to same

color screw. Wire color Indicated on manual Is con­

nected to the same color screw In block. Failure to

follow these Instructions may result In a short or
overload.

Four-Wire Power Cord

'

A 4-wlre 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.

Use a

30-amp, 240-volt, 4-wlre, UL-llsted power

cord with #10 AWG-mlnImum copper conductor

and closed loop or forked terminals with upturned
ends.

O Remove the terminal block access cover on the upper

back of the dryer.

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Install a UL-listed strain relief into the power cord

through-hole.

©Thread a

30-amp, 240-volt, 4-wlre, UL-llsted power

cord with #10 AWG-mlnImum copper conductor

through the strain relief.

O Transfer the dryer’s white ground wire from behind the

green ground screw to the center screw of the termi­
nal block.

0

Attach the two hot leads of the power cord to the outer

terminal block screws.

0

Attach the white neutral wire to the center screw of
the terminal block.

O Attach the power cord ground wire to the green

ground screw.

O TIGHTEN ALL SCREWS SECURELY.

0

Reinstall the terminal block access cover.

Grounding through the neutral conductor Is pro­
hibited for: (1) new branch-circuit Installations, (2)
mobile homes, (3) recreational vehicles, and (4)
areas where local codes prohibit grounding
through the neutral conductor.

Three-Wire Power Cord

A 3-wlre connection Is NOT permitted on

new construction after January 1,1996.

' A UL-listed strain relief is required.

■ Use a

30-amp, 240-volt, 3-wlre, UL-llsted power cord

with #10 AWG-mlnImum copper conductor

and closed

loop or forked terminals with upturned ends.

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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.

©Thread a

30-amp, 240-volt, 3-wlre, UL-llsted power

cord with #10 AWG-mlnImum copper conductor

through the strain relief.

O Attach the two hot leads of the power cord to the outer

terminal block screws.

0

Attach the neutral (center) wire to the center terminal
block screw.

0

Connect the external ground (if required by local
codes) to the green ground screw.

© TIGHTEN ALL SCREWS SECURELY.
O Reinstall the terminal block access cover.

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