CONNECTING
ELECTRIC DRYERS
ELECTRICAL
REQUIREMENTS
WARNING:
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, 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 dryer.
A,.,WARNING:
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
home must comply with the Manufactured
Home
Construction and Safety Standards Title 24 CFR, Part
3280 or Standard CAN/CSA
Z240 MH and local codes
and ordinances.
• A 4-wire
connection is required for all mobile and
manufactured
home installations, as well as all new
construction after January 1, 1996. Failure to do so
can result in fire, explosion, or death.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of
fire, electric shock, or injury to persons 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 grounding
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 an both sides of the line). ELECTRICAL SERVICE
FOR THE DRYER SHOULD BE OF THE MAXIMUM
RATE VOLTAGE LISTED ON THE NAMEPLATE. DO
NOT CONNECT THE DRYER TO A 110-, 115-, OR 120-VOLT
CIRCUIT. Failure to follow these instructions
can result in
fire, explosion,
or death.
• If the branch circuit to the 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 the
wiring so the 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 the 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 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.
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