Whirlpool WED5500S Installation Instructions Manual page 5

Power Supply Cord Direct Wire
Fire Hazard
Use a new UL listed 30 amp power supply cord.
Use a UL listed strain relief.
Disconnect power before making electrical connections.
Connect neutral wire (white or center wire) to center
terminal (silver).
Ground wire (green or bare wire) must be connected to
green ground connector.
Connect remaining 2 supply wires to remaining
2 terminals (gold).
Securely tighten all electrical connections.
Failure to do so can result in death, fire, or
electrical shock.
Fire Hazard
Use 10 gauge solid copper wire.
Use a UL listed strain relief.
Disconnect power before making electrical connections.
Connect neutral wire (white or center wire) to center
terminal (silver).
Ground wire (green or bare wire) must be connected to
green ground connector.
Connect remaining 2 supply wires to remaining
2 terminals (gold).
Securely tighten all electrical connections.
Failure to do so can result in death, fire, or
electrical shock.
1. Disconnect power.
2. Remove the hold-down screw and terminal block cover.
B C D
A. Terminal block cover
B. External ground conductor screw
C. Center, silver-colored terminal block screw
D. Hold-down screw location
E. Neutral ground wire
E Hole below terminal block opening
3. Install strain relief.
Style 1: Power supply cord strain relief
• Remove the screws from a 3/4"(1.9 cm) UL listed strain
relief (UL marking on strain relief). Put the tabs of the two
clamp sections into the hole below the terminal block
opening so that one tab is pointing up and the other is
pointing down, and hold in place. Tighten strain relief
screws just enough to hold the two clamp sections
together.
A. Strain relief tab pointing up
B. Hole below terminal block opening
C. Clamp section
D. Strain relief tab pointing down