Electrical Requirements; Grounding Requirements - GE GFWH2400 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions
UNPACKING THE WASHER
WARNING:
Recycle or destroy the carton
and plastic bags after the washer is unpacked. Make
materials inaccessible to children. Children might use
them for play. Cartons covered with rugs, bedspreads
or plastic sheets can become airtight chambers causing
suffocation.
1. Cut and remove the top and bottom packaging straps.
2. While it is in the carton, carefully lay the washer on its
side. DO NOTlay the washer on its front or back.
21.Turn down the bottom flaps-remove all base packaging,
including the cardboard, styrofoam base and styrofoam
tub support (inserted in center of base).
NOTE:If you are installing a pedestal, proceed to
the installation instructions that come with the pedestal.
4. Carefully return the washer to an upright position and
remove the carton.
5. Carefully move the washer to within/4 feet (122 cm)
of the final location.
6. Remove the following from the back side of the washer:
/4bolts
/4plastic spacers (including rubber grommets)
/4power cord retainers
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NOTE:Failure to remove the shipping braces can cause
the washer to become severely unbalanced.
Save all bolts
for future use.
NOTE:If you must transport the washer at a later date,
you must reinstall the shipping support hardware to prevent
shipping damage. Keep the hardware in the plastic bag
provided.
In case you misplace your shipping bolts, replacements
are available at additional cost. They can be ordered in the
United States by visiting our website at GEAppliancesocom
or calling 800oGE.CARESo Order kit #WH49X10039o
ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
Read these instructions completely
and carefully.
WARNING: To REDUCE THE R,SK OF
FIRE,ELECTRICAL SHOCKAND PERSONAL INJURY:
,, DO NOT USEAN EXTENSION CORDORAN ADAPTER
PLUGWITH THISAPPLIANCE.
Washer must be electrically grounded in
accordance with local codes and ordinances, or in
the absence of local codes, in accordance with the
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL C ODE,ANSI/NFPANO. 70.
CIRCUIT- Individual, properly polarized and grounded
!S-amp branch circuit fused with iS-amp time-delay fuse
or circuit breaker.
POWERSUPPLY - 2-wire, with ground, 120-volt,
single-phase, 60-Hz, alternating current.
OUTLET RECEPTACLE- Properly
grounded 3-prong receptacle to be
located so the power supply cord
is accessible when the washer is
in an installed position.
GROUNDING REQUIREMENTS
A WARNING:
Improper connection of the
equipment grounding conductor can result in a risk
of electrical shock.Check with a licensed electrician
if you are in doubt as to whether the appliance is
properly grounded.
.
Thewasher MUSTbe grounded. In the event of
malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce
the risk of electrical shock by providing a path of least
resistance for electrical current.
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Since your washer is equipped with a power supply
cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and
a grounding plug,the plug MUSTbe plugged into an
appropriate, copper-wired receptacle that is properly
installed and grounded in accordance with all local
codes and ordinances or in the absence of local codes,
with the National ElectricalCodes,ANSI/NFPA70 (latest
edition). If in doubt, call a licensed electrician. DO NOT
cut off or alter the grounding prong on the power
supply cord. In situations where a two-slot receptacle is
present, it is the owner's responsibility to have a licensed
electrician replace it with a properly grounded
three-prong grounding-type receptacle.
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