Direct Wire Connection
Fire Hazard
Use 10 gauge
copper
wire.
Use a UL listed strain
relief.
Disconnect
power
before
making
electrical
connections.
Connect
neutral
wire (white
or center
wire)
to center
terminal.
Ground
wire (green
or bare wire)
must
be connected
to
green
ground
connector.
Connect
remaining
2 supply
wires
to remaining
2 terminals
(gold).
Securely
tighten
all electrical
connections.
Failure to do so can resuff
in death,
fire, or
electrical
shock.
2.
Attach
direct wire cable to strain relief
Put direct
wire cable through
the strain relief. The strain relief
should
have a tight
fit with
the dryer
cabinet
and be in a
horizontal
position.
Tighten
strain relief screw against
the
direct
wire cable.
if your
wiring
looks like |his:
4-wire
direct
connection:
Go to "4=wire Direct
Wire
Connection"
on this page.
3=wire direct
connection:
Go to "3=wire Direct
Wire
Connection".
1. Attach direct wire strain relief
o
Unscrew
the removable
conduit connector
and any screws
from a 3/4"
(19 mm) UL listed strain relief
(UL marking
on
strain relief).
Put the threaded
section of the strain relief
through
the hole below
the terminal
block
opening.
Reaching
inside the terminal
block
opening,
screw the removable
conduit
connector
onto the strain relief
threads.
A. Removable
conduit
connector
B. Hole below
terminal
block
opening
C. Strain relief
threads
4=wire Direct Wire Connection
IMPORTANT:
A 4-wire
connection
is required
for mobile
homes and where
local codes do not permit
the use of
3-wire
connections.
fl.
Prepare
your 4-wire
cable
for direct connection
(127
Direct
wire cable
must have 5 ft. (1.52 m)
of extra
length so Laundry
Center
can
be moved
if needed.
Strip 5" (127 mm) of outer covering
from end of cable,
leaving
bare ground
wire at 5" (127 ram). Cut 1-1/2"
(38 mm)
from remaining
3 wires. Strip insulation
back 1" (25 mm). Shape ends of wires into a hook shape.
When
connecting
to the terminal
block,
place the hooked
end
of the wire under the screw of the terminal
block
(hook
facing
right),
squeeze
hooked
end together,
and tighten
screw. See
example
above.
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