Connecting Electric Dryers - LG DLE3450 Series Owner's Manual

22 INSTALLATION

Connecting Electric Dryers

WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or explosion,
electric shock, property damage, injury to
persons, or death when using this appliance,
follow requirements including the following:
Electrical Requirements for Electric
Models Only
• The wiring and grounding must conform to
the latest edition of the National Electrical
Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 and all applicable
local regulations. Please contact a qualified
electrician to check your home's wiring and
fuses to ensure that your home has adequate
electrical power to operate the dryer.
• This dryer must be connected to 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
dryer.
• The dryer has its own terminal block that must
be connected to a separate 230 VAC, 60-Hertz,
single-phase circuit, fused at 30 amperes (the
circuit must be fused on both sides of the line).
ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR THE DRYER
SHOULD BE OF THE MAXIMUM RATE
VOLTAGE LISTED ON THE NAMEPLATE. DO
NOT CONNECT THE DRYER TO 110-, 115-,
OR 120-VOLT CIRCUIT.
• If the branch circuit to dryer is 15 ft. (4.5
m) or less in length, use UL (Underwriters
Laboratories) listed No.-10 AWG wire (copper
wire only), or as required by local codes. If
over 15 ft. (4.5 m), use UL-listed No.-8 AWG
wire (copper wire only), or as required by local
codes. Allow sufficient slack in wiring so the
dryer can be moved from its normal location
when necessary.
• The power cord (pigtail) connection between the
wall receptacle and the dryer terminal block IS
NOT supplied with the dryer. Type of pigtail and
gauge of wire must conform to local codes and
with instructions on the following pages.
• Do not modify the plug and internal wire
provided with the dryer.
• The dryer should be connected to a 4-hole
outlet.
• If the plug does not fit the outlet, a proper
outlet will need to be installed by a qualified
electrician.
• Connect the power cord to the terminal block.
Each colored wire should be connected to
the same color screw. Wire color indicated on
manual is connected to the same color screw in
the block.
• Grounding through the neutral conductor
is prohibited for: (1) new branch-circuit
installations, and (2) areas where local
codes prohibit grounding through the neutral
conductor.
• This dryer is supplied with the neutral wire
grounded. This white ground wire MUST BE
MOVED to the neutral terminal when a 4-wire
cord is to be used, or where grounding through
the neutral conductor is prohibited.