Connecting Electric Dryers - LG DLHX4072V Owner's Manual

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InstallatIon InstrUCtIons
Connecting electric dryers (cont.)
USA only
warnIng
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• Connect the power cord to the terminal block.
Each colored wire should be connected to same
color screw. Wire color indicated on manual is
connected to the same color screw in block.
Failure to follow these instructions may result in
a short or overload.
• grounding through the neutral conductor
is prohibited for: (1) new branch-circuit
installations, (2) mobile homes, (3) recreational
vehicles, and (4) areas where local codes prohibit
grounding through the neutral conductor.
four-wire connection for electric dryers:
power cord
• A 4-wire connection is required for all mobile and
manufactured home installations, as well as all new
construction after January 1, 1996.
• A UL-listed strain relief is required.
1. Remove the terminal block access cover on the upper
back of the dryer. Install a UL-listed strain relief into
the power cord through-hole; then thread a UL-listed,
30 A, 240 V, 4-wire, #10 AWg-minimum copper
conductor power cord through the strain relief.
UL-Listed
4-Wire Power
Cord
Terminal
Block
UL-Listed
Strain Relief
• Use a 30 A, 240 V, Ul-listed power cord with #10
AWgminimum copper conductor and closed loop or
forked terminals with upturned ends.
2. Transfer the dryer's ground wire from behind the
green ground screw to the center screw of the
terminal block. Attach the two hot leads of the power
cord to the outer terminal block screws.
Attach the white neutral wire to the center terminal
block screw. Attach the power cord ground wire to
the green ground screw. TIgHTEN All SCREWS
SECURElY. Reinstall the terminal block access cover.
Neutral
Hot
(White)
(Black)
Ground
Screw
Power Cord
Ground Wire
Hot
(Red)
White Wire
moved from
Ground Screw