Electrical Requirements - U.s.a. Only - Whirlpool WGD8500DR Installation Instructions Manual

14" max
(356 mm)
6"*
(152 mm)
1"*
(25 mm)
*Recommended minimum spacing
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 Standard
CAN/CSA-Z240 MH.
Mobile home installations require:
All dryers:
Metal exhaust system hardware, available for purchase
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from your dealer. For further information, see "Assistance
or Service" section in your "Use and Care Guide."
Special provisions must be made in mobile homes to
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introduce outside air into dryer. Openings (such as a
nearby window) should be at least twice as large as
dryer exhaust opening.
For gas dryers mobile home installations:
Mobile Home Installation Hold-down Kit Part Number
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W10432680 is available to order. For further information,
see "Assistance or Service" section in your "Use and
Care Guide."
ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS -
U.S.A. ONLY (SPÉCIFICATIONS
ÉLECTRIQUES – ÉTATS-UNIS
SEULEMENT)
It is your responsibility:
To contact a qualified electrical installer.
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To be sure that the electrical connection is adequate and in
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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 02269.
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3"
(76 mm)
48"
(310 cm
18"*
(457 mm)
24"
(155 cm
3"
(76 mm)
1"*
(25 mm)
To supply the required 3 or 4 wire, single phase, 120/240
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volt, 60 Hz, AC only electrical supply (or 3 or 4 wire, 120/208
volt electrical supply, if specified on the serial/rating plate)
on a separate 30-amp 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.
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If codes permit and a separate ground wire is used, it is
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recommended that a qualified electrician determine that the
ground path is adequate.
Electrical Connection
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To properly install your dryer, you must determine the type of
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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
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electrical supply connection. The neutral ground conductor
is permanently connected to the neutral conductor (white
wire) within the dryer. If the dryer is installed with a 4-wire
electrical supply connection, the neutral ground 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 ground
conductor is secured under the neutral terminal (center or
white wire) of the terminal block, the dryer cabinet is isolated
from the neutral conductor.
If local codes do not permit the connection of a neutral
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ground wire to the neutral wire, see "Optional 3-wire
connection" section.
A 4-wire power supply connection must be used when the
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appliance is installed in a location where grounding through
the neutral conductor is prohibited. Grounding through the
neutral 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-amp power supply cord, rated 120/240 volt
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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.
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If your outlet looks like this:
4-wire
receptacle
(14-30R)
If your outlet looks like this:
3-wire
receptacle
(10-30R)
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 4 10-gauge solid
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 3 10-gauge solid
copper wires and match a 3-wire receptacle of
NEMA Type 10-30R.