Whirlpool 3979171 Clothes Dryer User Manual


 
4. Remove center 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.
8. 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.
6. Connect the ground wire
(bare) of the power supply
cable to the external ground
conductor screw. Tighten
screw.
10. Insert tab of terminal block cover
into slot of dryer rear panel. Secure cover
with hold-down screw.
9. Tighten strain relief screws.
5. Remove appliance ground wire (green
with yellow stripes) from external ground
connector screw. Fasten under center,
silver-colored terminal block screw.
DIRECT WIRE
Preparing the wire:
3/4" U.L.-
listed strain
relief
to
disconnect
box
NEUTRAL wire
(white or center)
10-gauge, 3-wire
with ground wire
(Romex)
5"
3-1/2"
1" of wires
stripped of
insulation
bare ground
wire
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.
Shape
ends
of
wires
into a
hook.
Panel D
Three-wire power supply cord at least four
feet long must have three, No.-10 copper
wires and match a three-wire receptacle of
NEMA Type
10-30R.
4. Loosen or remove center terminal
block screw.
6. Connect the other
wires to outer terminal
block screws. Tighten
screws.
7. Tighten strain relief
screws.
8. Insert tab of terminal block cover
into slot of dryer rear panel. Secure
cover with hold-down screw.
5. Connect the neutral wire (white
or center) of power supply cord to
the center, silver-colored terminal
screw of the terminal block.
Tighten screw.
POWER SUPPLY CORD
Three-wire connection...
NEUTRAL
NEUTRAL
(white or center)
3/4" U.L.-listed
strain relief
This blade connected
to this conductor.
ring
terminals
spade
terminals with
upturned ends
Where local codes permit
connecting cabinet-ground conductor to neutral wire:
10-30R Three-wire receptacle
Four-wire connection...
14-30R Four-wire receptacle (required for mobile homes)
Where local codes permit
connecting cabinet-ground conductor to neutral wire:
4. Loosen or remove center terminal
block screw.
7. Tighten strain relief screws.
8. Insert tab of terminal block cover
into slot of dryer rear panel. Secure
cover with hold-down screw.
6. 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.
5. Place the hooked end of the
neutral wire (white or center) of
power supply cable under the
center screw of the terminal
block (hook facing right).
Squeeze hooked end together.
Tighten screw.
DIRECT WIRE
Preparing the wire:
Direct wire cable must have
four feet of extra length so
dryer can be moved if needed.
Strip 3-1/2 inches of outer
covering from end of cable.
Strip insulation back 1 inch. If
using 3-wire cable with
ground wire, cut bare wire
even with outer covering.
Shape
ends of
wires into
a hook.
10-gauge, 3-wire or,
10-gauge, 3-wire with
ground wire (Romex)
3/4" U.L.-listed
strain relief
Three-wire with
ground wire: Bare
wire cut short.
Wire is not used.
Dryer is grounded
through direct
wire cable.
to disconnect
box
NEUTRAL wire
(white or center)
1" of wires
stripped of
insulation
3-1/2"