Maytag MED6600TQ - 27 Inch Electric Washer Use & Care Manual page 9

3. Install strain relief.
Style 1: Power supply cord strain relief
• Remove the screws from a 3/4" (1.9 cm) UI. listed strain relief (U[ marking on strain relief).
Put the tabs of the two clamp sections into the hole below the terminal block opening so
that one tab is pointing up and the other is pointing down, and hold in place. Tighten
strain relief screws just enough to hold the two clamp sections togethen
A. Strain rt'lief tab pointing up
8. Hole below terminal block opening
C. Clamp section
D. Strain relief tab pointing down
Put power supply cord through the strain relief. Be sure that the wire insulation on the
power supply cord is inside the strain relief. The strain relief should have a tight fit with
the dryer cabinet and be in a horizontal position. Do not further tighten strain relief
screws at this point.
Style 2: Direct wire strain relief
Unscrew the removable conduit connector and any screws from a 3/4" (1.9 cm) U]. listed
strain relief (UI. marking on strain relief). Put the threaded section of the strain relief
through the hole below the terminal block opening. Reaching inside the terminal block
opening, screw the removable conduit connector onto the strain relief threads.
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...... C
A. Removable conduit connector
B. Hole below terminal block opening
C. Strain relief thread_
Put direct wire cable through the strain relief. The strain relief should have a tight fit with
the dryer cabinet and be in a horizontal position. Tighten strain relief screw against the
direct wire cable.
Now complete installation following instructions for your type of electrical connection:
4-wire/recommended)
3-wire (if 4-wire is not available
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