Whirlpool MDG22PRBWW0 Installation Instructions Manual page 17

Direct Wire Method = U.S. Only
Fire Hazard
Use 10 gauge 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.
Direct wire cable must match power supply (4-wire or 3-wire)
and be:
[] Flexible armored cable or nonmetallic sheathed copper cable
(with ground wire), protected with flexible metallic conduit.
All current-carrying wires must be insulated.
[] 10-gauge solid copper wire (do not use aluminum).
[] At least 5 ft. (1.52 m) long.
1. Disconnect power.
2. Remove hold-down screw and terminal block cover.
D A. Neutralgroundwire
B. External g round
conductorscrew
C. Center,silver-colored
terminalblockscrew
D. Terminal block cover
andholddownscrew
3=
Install 3A" conduit connector into the hole below the terminal
block opening. Connect flexible metallic conduit and tighten
connector screw. Install direct wire cable through the flexible
metallic conduit.
Direct wire strain relief:
[] Unscrew the removable conduit
connector and any screws from a
3/4"(1.9 cm) UL listed strain relief (UL
marking on strain relief). Put the threaded
section of the strain relief through the
hole below the terminal block opening.
Reaching inside the terminal block
opening, screw the removable conduit
connector onto the strain relief threads.
[]
5=
Put direct wire cable through the strain
relief. The strain relief should have a tight
fit with the dryer cabinet and be in a
horizontal position. Tighten strain relief
screw against the direct wire cable.
Now complete installation following
instructions for your type of electrical
connection:
4-wire (recommended)
3-wire (if 4-wire is not available)
A. Removable conduit connector
B. Hole below terminal block opening
C. Strain relief threads
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