Whirlpool WDT970SAKZ Owner's Manual page 18

To remove the terminal box, depress the plastic latch, slide the
box toward the left of the unit along the metal tube and rotate the
left side of the box forward. Make sure that the product wiring is
still attached within the terminal box.
19.
Remove terminal box cover
Using 1/4" (6.4 mm) nut driver remove the screw holding the
terminal box cover. Remove the cover by lifting it out of the box.
Keep the cover for later use.
20.
Install strain relief
Install a UL Listed/CSA Approved metallic strain relief. Make
sure screw heads are facing up when tightening conduit nut.
Strain relief is provided with the power cord kit.
Suggested wire length relative to strain relief
4
(114.3 mm
18
Terminal
box cover
1 / "
2
)
0.75" - 1"
(19 mm - 25 mm)
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Electrically ground dishwasher.
Connect ground wire to green ground connector in
terminal box.
Do not use an extension cord.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death,
fire, or electrical shock.
21.
Connect ground wire
Route power cord through strain relief in the back of the terminal
box. Remove the ground connector screw on the raised floor
inside the box and place it through the ring terminal of the green
ground wire of power cord. If wire has no ring terminal, bend a
loop in the end of the wire. See below figures for detailed graphics
to properly terminate product to home wiring. Reattach and tighten
the ground connector screw to the raised floor of the box.
22.
Connect remaining wires
White wire
Black wire
To connect wires with ring terminals, remove the screws from the
terminal block, place the screw through the ring terminals, and
reattach screws back into the terminal block.
To connect wires without ring terminals, remove the screws from
the terminal block. Bend a loop in the end of the wires. Push the
screws through the loop. See below figures for detailed graphics
to properly terminate product to home wiring. Return the screws to
the terminal block. Tighten the screws.
Ground
connector screw
Ground
Washer
wire
Ground
screw
White wire
Ground wire
Black wire