Electrical Requirements - U.s.a - Whirlpool WCD5090JW Owner's Manual

Custom under-counter installation:
27"
(686 mm)
1"
(25 mm)
Minimum installation clearances (dryer only):
Front
NA
Recessed
1" (25 mm) 0" (0 mm)
Closet
NA
Under
Counter
0" (0 mm) rear spacing is allowed for straight-back venting only.
For steam models only, inlet hose must not be kinked.
Mobile Home – Additional installation
requirements
This dryer is suitable for mobile home installations. The
installation must conform to the Manufactured Home Construction
and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280 (formerly the
Federal Standard for Mobile Home Construction and Safety, Title
24, HUD Part 280) or the Standard for Mobile Homes,
CAN/CSA-Z240 MH.
Mobile home installations require:
■ Metal exhaust system hardware, which is available for
purchase from your dealer.
■ Special provisions must be made in mobile homes to introduce
outside air into the dryer. The opening (such as a nearby
window) should be at least twice as large as the dryer exhaust
opening.
Electrical Requirements – U.S.A.
It is your responsibility:
■ To contact a qualified electrical installer.
■ To be sure that the electrical connection is adequate and in
conformance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA
70 – latest edition and all local codes and ordinances. The
National Electrical Code requires a 4-wire power supply
connection for homes built after 1996, dryer circuits involved in
remodeling after 1996, and all mobile home installations. A
copy of the above code standards can be obtained from:
National Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park,
Quincy, MA 02169–7471.
■ To supply the required 3- or 4-wire, single-phase, 120/240 V,
60 Hz, AC only electrical supply (or 3- or 4-wire, 120/208 V
electrical supply, if specified on the serial/rating plate) on a
separate 30 A circuit, fused on both sides of the line. Connect
to an individual branch circuit. Do not have a fuse in the
neutral or grounding circuit.
■ Do not use an extension cord.
■ If codes permit and a separate ground wire is used, it is
recommended that a qualified electrician determine that the
ground path is adequate.
(minimum)
(990 mm)
1"
(25 mm)
Sides Rear
0" (0 mm) 0" (0 mm)
0" (0 mm)
1" (25 mm) 0" (0 mm)
Electrical Connection
To properly install your dryer, you must determine the type of
electrical connection you will be using and follow the instructions
provided for it here.
39"
■
This dryer is manufactured ready to install with a 3-wire
electrical supply connection. The neutral bond conductor is
permanently connected to the neutral conductor (white wire)
within the dryer. If the local electrical codes require the use of a
ground-fault circuit interrupter, then a 4 wire electrical supply
connection is required. The neutral bond conductor must be
removed from the external ground connector (green screw),
and secured under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of
the terminal block. When the neutral bond conductor is secured
under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of the terminal
block, the dryer cabinet is isolated from the neutral conductor.
The green ground wire of the 4-wire power cord must be
secured to the dryer cabinet with the green ground
Top
screw.
NA
■ If local codes do not permit the connection of a neutral bond
NA wire to the neutral wire, see "Optional 3-Wire Connection."
■ A 4-wire power supply connection must be used when the
0" (0 mm)
appliance is installed in a location where grounding through
the neutral conductor is prohibited. 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 conductors.
If using a power supply cord:
Use a UL listed power supply cord kit marked for use with clothes
dryers. The kit should contain:
■ A UL listed 30 A power supply cord, rated 120/240 V minimum.
The cord should be type SRD or SRDT and be at least 4 ft
(1.22 m) long. The wires that connect to the dryer must end in
ring terminals or spade terminals with upturned ends.
■ A UL listed strain relief.
If your outlet looks like this:
4-wire receptacle
(14-30R)
If your outlet looks like this:
3-wire receptacle
(10-30R)
If connecting by direct wire:
Power supply cable must match power supply (4-wire or 3-wire)
and be:
■ Flexible armored cable or nonmetallic sheathed copper cable
(with ground wire), covered with flexible metallic conduit. All
current-carrying wires must be insulated.
■ 10-gauge solid copper wire (do not use aluminum) at least 5 ft
(1.52 m) long.
Then choose a 4-wire power supply cord
with ring or spade terminals and UL listed
strain relief. The 4-wire power supply cord,
at least 4 ft (1.22 m) long, must have four
10-gauge copper wires and match a 4-wire
receptacle of NEMA Type 14-30 R. The
ground wire (ground conductor) may be
either green or bare. The neutral conductor
must be identified by a white cover.
Then choose a 3-wire power supply cord
with ring or spade terminals and UL listed
strain relief. The 3-wire power supply cord,
at least 4 ft (1.22 m) long, must have three
10-gauge copper wires and match a 3-wire
receptacle of NEMA Type 10-30R.
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