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lectrical Requirement
For El
Following are additional instructions regarding
electrical connections
and requirements
li}r electric dryer_.
Impor_nt Warning:
To help prevent fire, dectric
shock, serious injury or death, the wiring and groundhlg
nmst contbrm to the latest edition of the National Electrical Code, ANS//NFPA
70 and all applicable local
regulations.
Please contact a qualified electrician
to check your home's wiring and luses to ensure that your home
has adequate electrical power to operate the dryer.
120V/240_,_ 60 Hertz, 3-Wire Installatkm
Instructions
for Grounding
of your Electric
a) 'Ibis dryer must _ connected m a grounded
metal, permanent wiring system or an
equipment=grounding
conductor must be run
with the circuit conductors
and connected
to the
equipment-grounding
terminal or lead on the
&yer.
b) The dryer has its own tenuh_al block fl_at must
be connected
l_,} a separate 60 tlertz single
phase AC circuit, lused at 3(i)Amperes
(the
circuit must _ fused on both sides of the line).
EI._ECTR/CA/_ SERVICE FOR THE DRYER
SItOULD
BE Ol: MAXIMUM
RATE
VOHAGE
LISTED ON THE NAMEPL_I
E.
DO NOT CONNECT
1)RYER TO 110_ 115,
OR 120 VOEF CIRCUIT. Heating elements are
available R_r field installation
in dryers which
are to _ colmecmd to electrical service of
different voltage lhan that listed on nameplate.
c) If branch circuit to dryer is fifteen l)et (4.50 m)
or less in length, use U.L, (Underwriters
Laboratories)
lismd No. 10 A.W.G. wire (copper
wire only), or as required by local codes. If over
fifteen feet (4,50 m), use U.L. (Undepa, ritcrs
Laboratories)
listed No. 8 A.W.G. wire (copper
wire only), or as required by local codes, Allow
sufficient slack in wiring so dryer can be moved
from its normal location when necessa U.
e)
The _wer
cord (pigtail) connection
N_twem'_
wahl receptacle
and dryer terminal Nock iS NOT
supplied with dryer. "13_pe of pigtail and gauge of
wire must contiml_ to local codes and with
instructions
mentioned on the ibllowing
pages.
The n]ethod of wiring the dryer is optional and
subject m local code requirements.
Refer m
examples on next page,
You must _,elect the method by which to wire
your dryer according to local code and ordinance
requirements.
Sample methods are included in
the following pages,
Label all wires prior to disconnection
When
servicing
the dryer, because wiring errors can
cause serious injury to you and your dryer.
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