Whirlpool 8316557 installation instructions Four-wire connection

Four-wire connection...

Four-wire receptacle (required for mobile homes)

POWER SUPPLY CORD

spade terminals with upturned ends

NEUTRAL	3/4" U.L.-listed NEUTRAL (white)
	strain relief

ground prong	ground wire
	(green)

ring terminals

Four-wire power supply cord must have four, No.-10 copper wires and match a four-wire receptacle of NEMA Type 14-30R. The fourth wire (ground conductor) must be identified with a green cover and the neutral conductor by a white cover.

4. Remove center terminal block screw.

5. Remove appliance ground wire (green with yellow stripes) from external ground connector screw. Fasten under center, silver-colored terminal block screw.

6. Connect ground wire (green) of power supply cord to external ground conductor screw. Tighten screw.

7. Connect neutral wire (white or center) of power supply cord under center screw of the terminal block. Tighten screw.

8. Connect the other wires to outer terminal block screws. Tighten screws.

9. Tighten strain relief screws.

10. Insert tab of terminal block cover into slot of the dryer rear panel. Secure cover with hold-down screw.

DIRECT WIRE

Preparing the wire:

4. Remove center terminal block screw.

5. Remove appliance ground wire (green with yellow stripes) from

3/4" U.L.- listed strain relief

to disconnect box

10-gauge, 3-wire with ground wire (Romex)

3-1/2" (8.9 cm)

1" (2.5 cm) of wires stripped of insulation

NEUTRAL wire (white or center)

bare ground

wire

external ground connector screw. Fasten under center, silver-colored terminal block screw.

6. Connect the ground wire (bare) of the power supply cable to the external ground conductor screw. Tighten screw.

7. Place the hooked end of the neutral wire (white or center) of power supply cable under the center screw of terminal block (hook facing right). Squeeze hook end together. Tighten screw.

	5" (12.7 cm)
Strip 5" (12.7 cm) of outer
		Shape
covering from end of
		ends
cable. Leave bare ground
		of
wire at 5 inches. Cut 1-1/2"
		wires
(3.8 cm) from 3 remaining
		into a
wires. Strip insulation back
		hook.
1 inch (2.5 cm).

8. Place the hooked ends of the other power supply cable wires under the outer terminal block screws (hook facing right). Squeeze hooked ends together. Tighten screws.

9. Tighten strain relief screws.

10. Insert tab of terminal block cover into slot of dryer rear panel. Secure cover with hold-down screw.

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