Grounding Instructions; Save These Instructions - Maytag ADE7005AK Service Service Manual

Important Safety Information
About Ground Wires
In the event of an electrical short
circuit, a ground wire reduces the
risk of electric shock by providing
an escape wire for the electric
current.
Standard accepted color coding for
ground wires is green or green
with a yellow stripe.
Grounding wires and wires colored
like grounding wires are NOT to be
used as current carrying conductors.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, the
dryer MUST be exhausted to
the outdoors. DO NOT exhaust
dryer air into a window well,
gas vent, chimney or enclosed,
unventilated area, such as an
attic, wall, ceiling, crawl space
under a building or concealed
space of a building.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, DO
NOT use plastic pipe, foil pipe,
or flexible plastic pipe to exhaust
the dryer. Never install flexible
duct in concealed spaces, such
as a wall or ceiling.
WARNING
To avoid risk of personal injury
or death:
• Do not allow children to play
on or in the appliance. Close
supervision of children is
necessary when the appli-
ance is used near children.
WARNING
To avoid injury or death due to
suffocation, remove door to
dryer compartment before
appliance is removed from
service or discarded.
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Grounding Instructions

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.
• Power cord (pigtail) is not supplied with electric dryer. Type of pigtail and
gauge of wire must conform to local codes and instructions.
Method of wiring dryer is optional and subject to local code requirements.
• Connect dryer to power supply with MAXIMUM RATED VOLTAGE listed on
the nameplate.
• Use copper wire only. Shorter than 15' (4.5 m) use 10 A.W.G. Longer than
15' (4.5 m) use 8 A.W.G.
To avoid risk of personal injury or death due to electrical shock:
• Observe all local codes and
ordinances.
• Disconnect electrical power to
unit before servicing.
• Ground appliance properly.
• Check with a qualified electrician
if you are not sure this appliance
is properly grounded.
• DO NOT ground to gas line.
• DO NOT ground to cold water
pipe if pipe is interrupted by
plastic, non-metallic gaskets or
other insulating (non-conducting)
materials.
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or death, all wiring
and grounding must conform with the latest edition of the National Electric
Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, or the Canadian Electrical Code, CSA C22.1, and
such local regulations as might apply. It is the customer's responsibility to
have the wiring and fuses checked by a qualified electrician to make sure
your home has adequate electrical power to operate the dryer.

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WARNING
• DO NOT modify plug on power
cord. If plug does not fit electri-
cal outlet, have proper outlet
installed by qualified electrician.
• DO NOT have a fuse in the neu-
tral or ground circuit. A fuse in
the neutral or ground circuit
could result in an electrical
shock.
• DO NOT use an extension cord
with this appliance.
• DO NOT use an adapter plug
with this appliance.
• DO NOT pinch power cord.
WARNING
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