INSTALLATIONINST UCTIONS
CONNECTING ELECTRICDRYERS
&WAI:ININ6:
To help prevent fire, electric shock, serious injury or death, the wiring and
grounding must conform to the latest edition of the National Electrical Code, ANSl/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 dryer.
Electrical
Requirements
for Electric
Models Only
WARI ilI iG"
To reduce
the risk o ffire, electric
shock, orinjury topersons
when using this
appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:
This dryer must be connected
to a grounded
metal, permanent wiring system, or an
equipment=
rounding conductor
must be run
with the circuit conductors
and connected
to the equipment=grounding
terminal
or lead
on the dryer. Failure to do so can result in fire,
explosion, or death.
The dryer 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 DRYER SHOULD BE OF THE
MAXIMUM
RATE VOLTAGE LISTED ON THE
NAMEPLATE.
DO NOT CONNECT DRYER TO
110-, 115-, OR 120-VOLT CIRCUIT. Heating
elements
are available
for field installation
in
dryers
which are to
be connected
to an
electrical
service of a different voltage than
that listed on the rating plate. Failure to follow
these instructions
can result in fire, explosion,
or death.
• If branch
circuit
to dryer
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. (4.50 m), use UL=listed
No.=8 AWG wire
(copper
wire only),
or as
required
by local codes.
Allow
sufficient
slack in wiring
so dryer can be moved
from
its normal
location
when
necessary.
Failure
to do so can result in fire, explosion,
or death.
= The power
cord
(pigtail)
connection
between
wall receptacle
and dryer terminal
block
IS NOT supplied
with dryer. Type of pigtail
and gauge
of wire must
conform
to local
codes
and with
instructions
on the following
pages.
Failure to follow
these
instructions
can
result
in fire, explosion,
or death.
• A 4-wire
connection
is required
for all mobile
and manufactured
home
installations,
as
well as all new construction
after
January
1, 1996. A 4=wire connection
must
be used
where
local
codes
do not permit
grounding
through
the neutral
wire.
Failure to do so can
result
in fire, explosion,
or death.
Special Electrical
Requirements
for Mobile or Manufactured
Homes
&WARN|NG;
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using this
appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:
• Any installation in a manufactured
or mobile
• A 4=wire connection
is required for all mobile
home must comply with the Manufactured
and manufactured
home installations,
as well
Home Construction
and Safety Standards
as all new construction
after January
1, 1996.
Title 24 CFR, Part 32-80 or Standard CAN/
Failure to do so can result in fire, explosion, or
CSA0Z240 MH and local codes and ordinances,
death.
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