LG DLHX4072V Owner's Manual page 25

Connecting electric dryers (cont.)
USA only
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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: direct wire
• 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 5 inches (12.7 cm) of the outer covering
from the wire. Remove 5 inches of insulation from the
ground wire. Cut off approximately 1
from the other three wires and strip 1 inch (2.5 cm)
insulation from each wire. Bend the ends of the three
shorter wires into a hook shape.
1" (2.5 cm)
5"
(12.7 cm)
2. 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 the power
cable prepared in Step 1 through the strain relief.
UL-Listed 4-Wire
Power Cord
• Use UL-listed 4-wire #10 AWg-minimum copper
• Allow at least 5 ft. (1.5 m) length to allow for removal
3. Transfer the dryer's ground wire from behind the
1 ⁄₂ inches (3.8 cm)
Ground Wire
Terminal
Block
UL-Listed
Strain Relief
InstallatIon InstrUCtIons
conductor cable.
and reinstallation of the dryer.
green ground screw to the center screw of the
terminal block. Attach the two hot leads of the power
cable to the outer terminal block screws.
Attach the white neutral wire to the center terminal
block screw. Attach the power cable 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
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Hot
(Red)
White Wire
moved from
Ground Screw