Power Supply Cord - Whirlpool 8535840 Installation Instructions Manual

Four-wire connection...

POWER SUPPLY CORD

spade
terminals with
upturned ends
3/4" U.L.-listed
NEUTRAL
strain relief
ground wire
ground prong
(green)
Four-wire power supply cord at least four feet
long must have four, No.-10 copper wires and
match a four-wire receptacle of NEMA Type
14-30R. The fourth wire (ground conductor)
must be identified with a green cover and the
neutral conductor by a white cover.
DIRECT WIRE
Preparing the wire:
3/4" U.L.-
listed strain
relief
to
disconnect
box
10-gauge, 3-wire
with ground wire
(Romex)
Direct wire cable must have
four feet of extra length so
dryer can be moved if needed.
Strip 5 inches of outer covering
from end of cable. Leave bare
ground wire at 5 inches. Cut
1-1/2 inches from 3 remaining
wires. Strip insulation back
1 inch.
4.
6.
NEUTRAL (white)
8.
ring terminals
4.
6.
3-1/2"
1" of wires
stripped of
insulation
NEUTRAL wire
(white or center)
8.
bare ground
wire
5"
Shape
ends of
wires
into a
hook.
14-30R Four-wire receptacle (required for mobile homes)
Remove center terminal block
screw.
Connect ground wire (green)
of power supply cord to
external ground conductor
screw. Tighten screw.
external ground
connection
Connect the other wires
to outer terminal block
screws. Tighten screws.
9.
Tighten strain
relief screws.
10.
Insert tab of terminal block cover into
slot of the dryer rear panel. Secure
cover with hold-down screw.
Remove center terminal block
screw.
Connect the ground wire
(bare) of the power supply
cable to the external
ground conductor screw.
Tighten screw.
Place the hooked ends of the
other power supply cable wires
under the outer terminal block
screws (hook facing right).
Squeeze hooked ends
together. Tighten screws.
9.
Tighten strain relief screws.
10.
Insert tab of terminal block cover into
slot of dryer rear panel. Secure cover
with hold-down screw.
5.
Remove appliance ground wire (green
with yellow stripes) from external ground
connector screw. Fasten under center,
silver-colored terminal block screw.
7.
Connect neutral wire
(white or center) of
power supply cord
under center screw of
the terminal block.
Tighten screw.
5.
Remove appliance ground wire
(green with yellow stripes) from
external ground connector screw.
Fasten under center, silver-colored
terminal block screw.
7.
Place the hooked end of the
neutral wire (white or center)
of power supply cable under
the center screw of terminal
block (hook facing right).
Squeeze hook end together.
Tighten screw.
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