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Part 5
ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC DRYERS
Following
are
additional instructions regarding electrical connections and requirements for electric dryers.
Important 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.
120V/ 240V, 60
Hertz,
3-Wire Installation
!
Instructions for
Grounding
of your Electric
Dryer:
a) Please
note
that the
wiring diagram
is
provided
Inside the
dryer
cabinet.
b)
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.
c)
The
dryer
has its
own
terminal block that
must
be connected
to
a
separate branch, 60 Hertz,
single phase circuit,
AC
(alternating current)
circuit, fused
at
30
Amperes (the
circuit
must
be
fused
on
both sides of the line). ELECTRICAL
SERVICE FOR THE DRYER SHOULD BE
OF MAXIMUM RATE VOLTAGE LISTED
ON THE NAMEPLATE. DO NOT CONNECT
DRYER TO 110, 115, OR 120 VOLT
CIRCUIT.
d)
If branch circuit
to dryer
is fifteen feet
(4.50 m)
or
less in length,
use
U.L. (Underwriters
Laboratories)
listed No. 10 A.W.G. wire
(copper
wire
only),
or as
required by
local
codes. If
over
fifteen feet
(4.50 m),
use
U.L.
(Underwriters Laboratories)
listed No. 8
A.W.G. 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.
e)
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 mentioned
on
the
following
pages.
f) The method of wiring the dryer
is
optional
and
subject to
local code
requirements.
Refer
to
examples
on
next
page.
g) You must
select the method
by
which
to
wire
your
dryer according to
local code and ordinance
requirements. Sample methods
are
included in
the
following
pages.
WARNING!
Label all wires
prior to
disconnection
when servicing the dryer, because
wiring
errors can cause
serious
injury
to you and your
dryer.
!