Installing a three prong dryer cord

I created this video with the . LG makes it easy to properly install your home appliances. Follow these step-by- step instructions on how to connect your LG Electric Dryer. If so, how do you convert it by yourself?

Luckily, you do not need to replace your dryer.

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The next step is critical to return your electrical connection to factory condition before installing the - prong cord !

Locate the white machine wire that is now connected to the neutral (center) screw terminal. Disconnect it from there and install it under the green ground screw. The old cords had - prong plugs that fit 3-slot . My efforts to change out the plug on the dryer to fit the wall socket. The same method applies to ranges or stoves.

Please note that the location of the terminal block where. They will then sell you the appropriate cord , based . DO NOT connect the ground wire to the grounded (neutral) conductor, as this could lead to current flowing through the body of the dryer (and potentially through you). Step by step installation instructions start below. Because some household laundry rooms are equipped with three - prong 220-volt outlets, while others are equipped with four-prong outlets, these Maytag electric dryers can . Get the installation basics here. Especially since there is no warning sign attached saying that this must be . If slope is greater than (mm), install Extended.

If not level, clothes may not tumble properly and automatic sensor. Spade terminals with upturned ends. Although three-pronged dryer cords and outlets are largely outdate some homes can still choose to use them. The neutral wire is the white wire which you will need to connect to the bottom terminal. Dryer outlets come in two different forms.

Eventually this stretches out the cord wires and separates the sheathing, or outer jacket, from the plug, exposing the cord wires. Review the Installation Instructions to check that the power supply cord is properly installed. WARNING: Never connect the ground wire to plastic plumbing lines, gas lines, or hot water pipes.

Improperly connecting the equipment-grounding conductor can result in electric shock.