LG DLEX3370 Series Owner's Manual page 26

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iNSTALLATiON iNSTruCTiONS
Connecting Electric Dryers (cont.)
USA only
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• Connect the power cord to the terminal block.
Connect each power cord wire to the terminal
block screw that has the same colored wire. For
example, connect the black power cord wire to the
terminal block screw with the black wire. Failure
to follow these instructions may result in a short,
overload, fire or death.
• 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.
three-wire connection for electric dryers:
power cord
• A 3-wire connection is NOT permitted on 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, 3-wire, #10 AWG-minimum
copper conductor power cord through the strain
relief.
UL-Listed
3-Wire Power
Cord
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• Use a 30 A, 240 V, UL-listed power cord with #10
AWG-minimum copper conductor and closed loop or
forked terminals with upturned ends.
2. Attach the two hot leads of the power cord to the
Terminal
Block
UL-Listed
Strain Relief
outer terminal block screws. Attach the neutral wire to
the center terminal block screw. Connect the external
ground (if required by local codes) to the green
ground screw. TIGHTEN ALL SCREWS SECURELY.
Reinstall the terminal block access cover.
Neutral
Hot
(White)
(Black)
Ground
Screw
White Wire
from Dryer
harness
External Ground
Wire (If required
by local codes)
Hot
(Red)
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