Electrical Installation; Grounding Requirements - Frigidaire GLEH1642DS0 Installation Instructions Manual

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

ALL ELECTRIC Laundry Centers
WARNING
The following are specific requirements
for proper and safe electrical installation of your laundry
center. Failure to follow these instructions can create an
electrical shock and/or a fire hazard.
WARNING
Thi
s appliance MUST be properly grounded.
Electrical shock can result if the laundry center is not properly
Follow
grounded. the instructions in this manual for proper
grounding.
WARNING
Do not use an extension cord with this
laundry center. Some extension cords are not designed to
withstand the amounts of electrical current this laundry center
utilizes and can melt, creating electrical shock and/or fire hazard.
Locate the laundry center within reach of the receptacle for the
length power cord to be purchased, allowing some slack in the
cord. Refer to the pre-installation requirements in this manual for
the proper power cord to be purchased.
WARNING
A U.L. approved strain relief must be
installed onto power cord. If the strain relief is not attached, the
cord can be pulled out of the laundry center and can be cut by
any movement of the cord, resulting in electrical shock.
WARNING
Do not use an aluminum wired receptacle with
a copper Wired power cord and plug (or vice versa). A chemical
reaction occurs between copper and aluminum and can cause
electrical shorts. The proper wiring and receptacle is a copper
wired power cord with a copper wired receptacle OR
aluminum wired power cord with an aluminum wired
receptacle.
NOTE: Laundry centers operating on a 208 volt power supply will
have longer drying times than laundry centers operating on a 240
volt power supply.

GROUNDING REQUIREMENTS

Non-Canadian ELECTRIC Laundry Center
DANGER
I
mproper connection of the equipment
grounding conductor can result in a risk of electrical shock. Check
with a licensed electrician if you are in doubt as to whether the
appliance is properly grounded.
For a grounded, cord-connected laundry center:
1
. The laundry center MUST be grounded. In the event of
malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of
electrical shock by a path of least resistance for electrical
current.
2. If your laundry center is equipped with a power supply cord
having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding
plug, the plug MUST be plugged into an appropriate, copper
wired receptacle that is properly installed and grounded in
accordance with all local codes and ordinances. If in doubt,
call a licensed electrician.
For a permanently connected laundry center:
The laundry center MUST be connected to a grounded metal,
permanent wiring system; or an equipment grounding con-ductor
MUST be run with the circuit conductors and connected to the
equipment-grounding terminal or lead on the appliance.
Canadian ELECTRIC Laundry Center
DANGER
Improper connection of the equipment
grounding conductor can result in a risk of electrical shock. Check
with a licensed electrician if you are in doubt as to whether the
appliance is properly grounded.
For a grounded cord connected laundry center:
1. The laundry center MUST be grounded. In the event of
malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of
electrical shock by providing a path of least resistance for
the electrical current.
2. Since your laundry center is equipped with a power supply
cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a
grounding plug, the plug MUST be plugged into an appropriate
outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance
with all codes and ordinances. If in doubt, call a licensed
electrician.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
FOR A 4-WIRE SYSTEM
1. Remove the screw securing the terminal block access
cover to the rear panel and remove cover.
2. Install a U.L. approved strain relief connector in the entry
hole on the back panel.
3. Insert a NEMA 14-30 Type ST or SRDT, U.L. approved
power cord through the strain relief.
4. Attach the green power cord ground wire to the cabinet
with the green ground screw.
5. Attach the white (neutral) wire from the power cord to the
silver-colored center terminal on the terminal block. Tighten
the screw securely.
6. Attach the red and black wires from the power cord to the
outer brass-colored terminals on the terminal block.
Tighten both screws securely.
7. Tighten the screws securing the cord restraint firmly
against the power cord.
8. Reinstall the terminal block access cover.
ALL GAS Laundry Centers
1. The laundry center, when installed, MUST be electrically
grounded in accordance with local codes, or in the absence
of local codes, with the National Electrical Codes, ANSI/
NFPA (latest edition) or in Canada, CSA C22.1
CanadianElectrical Code Part 1.
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