INSTALLAiTION
INSTRUCTIONS
21
Connecting
Elecfric
Dryers
_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,
Electrical requirements
for electric models only
_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 on both sides of the line).
ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR THE DRYER SHOULD BE
OF THE MAXIMUM
RATE VOLTAGE LISTED ON THE
NAMEPLATE.
DO NOT CONNECT DRYER TO 110-,
115-, OR 120-VOLT
CIRCUIT. Failure to follow these
instructions
can result in fire, explosion, or death.
• If branch circuit to 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. (4.5 m), use UL-listed
No.-8 AWG wire (copper
wire only), or as required
by local codes. Allow sufficient
slack in wiring
so 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 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 mobile
and
manufactured
home installations,
as well as 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.
_WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury
to persons when using this appliance, follow
basic
precautions,
including
the following:
• Do not modify
the plug and internal wire provided
with the dryer.
• The dryer should be connected
to 4-hole
outlet.
• If it does not fit the outlet, a proper
outlet will
need to be installed
by a qualified
electrician.
_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.