Whirlpool 8535840 Clothes Dryer User Manual


 
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Four-wire connection...
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.
NEUTRAL
NEUTRAL (white)
3/4" U.L.-listed
strain relief
ground prong
ground wire
(green)
ring terminals
spade
terminals with
upturned ends
4. Remove center terminal block
screw.
6. Connect ground wire (green)
of power supply cord to
external ground conductor
screw. Tighten screw.
external ground
connection
7. Connect neutral wire
(white or center) of
power supply cord
under center screw of
the terminal block.
Tighten screw.
8. 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.
5. Remove appliance ground wire (green
with yellow stripes) from external ground
connector screw. Fasten under center,
silver-colored terminal block screw.
POWER SUPPLY CORD
14-30R Four-wire receptacle (required for mobile homes)
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.