KitchenAid Ensemble KGHS01PMT/WH Technical Education page 14

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
ELECTRIC DRYERS—U.S.A. ONLY
It is your responsibility
• To contact a qualified electrical installer.
• To be sure that the electrical connection is
adequate and in conformance with the Na-
tional Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70-latest
edition and all local codes and ordinances.
The National Electric Code requires a 4-wire
power supply connection for homes built
after 1996, dryer circuits involved in remod-
eling after 1996, and all mobile home instal-
lations.
A copy of the above code standards can be
obtained from: National Fire Protection As-
sociation, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy,
MA 02269.
• To supply the required 3- or 4-wire, single
phase, 120/240-volt, 60-Hz, AC-only electri-
cal supply (or 3- or 4-wire, 120/208-volt electri-
cal supply, if specified on the serial/rating
plate) on a separate 30-amp circuit, fused on
both sides of the line. A time-delay fuse or
circuit breaker is recommended. 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.
Electrical Connection
To properly install your dryer, you must deter-
mine the type of electrical connection you will
be using and follow the instructions provided
for it here.
• This dryer is manufactured ready to install
with a 3-wire electrical supply connection.
The green cabinet-grounding conductor is
permanently connected to the neutral con-
ductor (white wire) within the dryer. If the
dryer is installed with a 4-wire electrical
supply connection, the green cabinet-ground-
ing conductor must be removed from the
external ground connector (green screw),
and secured under the neutral terminal (cen-
ter or white wire) of the terminal block. When
the green cabinet-grounding conductor is
secured under the neutral terminal (center or
white wire) of the terminal block, the dryer
cabinet is isolated from the neutral conduc-
tor.
• If local codes do not permit the connection of
a cabinet ground connector to the neutral
wire, see "Optional 3-wire Connection" sec-
tion.
• Use a 4-wire conductor cord when the dryer
is installed in a mobile home or an area
where local codes do not permit grounding
through the neutral.
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