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Four-wire direct wire – LG 27 Inch Electric Smart Dryer Owner Manual User Manual

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INSTALLATION

Four-Wire Direct Wire

A UL-listed strain relief is required.

Use UL-listed 4-wire #10 AWG-

minimum copper conductor cable.

Allow at least 5 ft. (1.5 m) of wire to

allow for removal and reinstallation of

the dryer.

1

Remove 5-inch (12.7 cm) of the outer covering

from the wire. Remove 5-inch (12.7 cm)

of insulation from the ground wire. Cut off

approximately 1½-inch (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.

Ground Wire

1" (2.5 cm)

5"

(12.7 cm)

2

Remove the terminal block access cover on the

upper back of the dryer.

3

Install a UL-listed strain relief into the power cord

through-hole.

4

Thread the 4-wire #10 AWG-minimum copper

power cable prepared in step 1 through the

strain relief.

Terminal Block

UL-Listed

Strain Relief

UL-Listed 4-Wire Power Cord

5

Transfer the dryer’s ground wire from behind the

green ground screw to the center screw of the

terminal block.

NOTE

This dryer 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.

6

Attach the two hot leads of the power cord to the

outer terminal block screws.

7

Attach the white neutral wire to the center screw

of the terminal block.

8

Attach the power cord ground wire to the green

ground screw.

9

Tighten all screws securely.

10

Reinstall the terminal block access cover.

Hot

(Red)

Neutral

(White)

Hot

(Black)

Ground

Screw

Power Cord

Ground Wire

White Wire

moved from

Ground

Screw