Connecting Electric Dryers (cont.)
USA only
WARNING
fire or death.
Three-wire connection for electric dryers: Direct wire
construction after January 1, 1996.
1. Remove 3
shape.
back of the dryer. Install a UL-listed strain relief into
the power cord through-hole; then thread the power
cable prepared in Step 1 through the strain relief.
UL-Listed 3-Wire
Power Cord
Terminal
UL-Listed
Strain Relief
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
conductor cable.
and reinstallation of the dryer.
3. Attach the two hot leads of the power cord to the
outer terminal block screws. Attach the neutral wire to
the center terminal block screw. Connect the external
ground (if required by local codes) to the green
ground screw.
Reinstall the terminal block access cover.
Hot
Ground
Screw
White Wire
from Dryer
harness
External Ground
Wire (If required
by local codes)
31
.
Neutral
(White)
Hot
(Red)