Hooking up dryer plug

Step 5: Connect the New 4-Prong Cord. Electric Dryer 4-Prong Cord Connections . Gas clothes dryers and electric clothes dryers have much different electrical needs. It is easy to strip these soft screws with the cordless drill.

Since they are short enough and loose enough to be unscrewed by han this is recommended.

The restraint is the collar that fits tightly around the cord to hold it firm to the dryer.

The red and black hot wires connect to the two brass terminals on the breaker.

Even if you install the circuit cable, box, and outlet , have an electrician make . You really like to make alot of work for yourself. While these same codes prohibit . Many dryers are placed very close to the wall where the exhaust vent is locate requiring that the hose be badly kinked in order to hook up to it, and rigid metal elbows are available to help alleviate . Welcome to an LG support video. Here, we will cover how to install both an electric and gas dryer. As you can see, there is now an added dedicated neutral. But if you notice, both the neutral and the ground wires both connect to the same ground bar inside the panel box.

The neutral (white) and the bare ground wire MUST be on there designated connection. In the diagram above the bare ground is . The neutral wire is the white wire which you will need to connect to the bottom terminal. Once you have finished wiring the outlet you then need to connect the outlet to the circuit breaker.

I created this video with the . Remove the 3-Wire Dryer Cord and install the replacement 4-Wire Dryer Cord. Next where the wires are connected to the electric dryer you will need to remove the Bonding Jumper which goes between the frame Grounded Screw and the Neutral Terminal as shown in the 3-WIRE HOOK UP wiring diagram below. The new cord you are installing must match the amperage rating of the range . If your electric dryer outlet and cord are getting hot but your dryer is not, it may be because of loose electrical connections.

This in turn, heated the plastic housing around the blades of the electric dryer cord. One that always seem to pop up every year time after time is the use of extension cords. That raises the possibility of liability, which few companies are willing to do.