Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Hook up dryer plug

Reinstall the cover plate with its screws. Connect the dryer vent duct before . 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 . 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.

From picking its location, fishing and wire, installing the electrical b. While these same codes prohibit . Once the four-wire cord is remove it is time to install the new three-wire cord and plug. Work the wire through the connector, but do not tighten it yet. The neutral (white) and the bare ground wire MUST be on there designated connection. In the diagram above the bare ground is . 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 . 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. The 240V circuit is used to provide the heat and the 110V circuit used to rotate the . If you search the web, you find all kinda crazy and just plain wrong junk out there. 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. The next step is critical to return your electrical connection to factory condition before installing the 3-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 new cord you are installing must match the amperage rating of the range .

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