Whirlpool 3397617 Attach U.1, Relief Hole, Tighten, Strain relief firmly to strain relief, Ror

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Mobile home or other four-wire installations:

Electrical Shock Hazard

Check that wiring you are using matches colors shown in illustrations and specified in instruction steps. If wiring does Not match, it is your responsibility to have a qualified electrician install the correct wiring.

Failure to install the correct wiring could result in death or serious injury.

1 . Turn power supply off.

2 . Remove hold-down screw and terminal block cover.

hold- down screw

 

 

 

 

Figure

14

3 . Attach

3/4” U.1

 

listed

strain

relief

 

(U.L. marking

 

on

 

strain

relief)

to

the

 

hole

below

 

 

I

terminal

block

opening

(see

 

power

 

roJgIY

Figure

 

15).

Tighten

 

 

strain relief firmly to strain relief

cabinet

SO

it iS in 0

(outside dryer)

horizontal position.

Figure 15

Place

 

power

 

 

supply

 

cord

 

 

 

through

strain

relief.

 

a. Remove the center terminal )lock screw. Remove the neutral lreen with yellow stripe grounding vire from external grounding zonnector screw. Connect neutral Ireen with yellow stripe grounding vire and the neutral wire (white or :enter) of power supply cord under he center screw of terminal block.

Connect the other two insulated vires under outer terminal block crews.

Connect the green, grounding wire rom the power supply cord to the external grounding connector

crew (see Figure 16).

‘ighten all terminal block screws irmly.

external

 

 

 

 

green

with

 

 

 

 

yellow

 

grounding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stripes

 

:onnector

 

 

 

 

\

 

 

(attached

 

 

 

 

ing

 

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bt factory)

 

 

 

 

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.

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+,,enter

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fiLscrew

I

Ireen

 

 

 

 

 

 

vire

 

 

 

 

 

 

ror-

 

 

 

 

 

 

black

/

 

 

 

 

 

strain relief

Figure 16

5. Tighten strain relief screws.

6. Insert tab of terminal block :over into slot of the dryer rear lane1 (see Figure 14). Secure cover Nith hold-down screw.

1 . Turn power supply off.

2 n Strrp 5 inches (12.7 cm) of outer covering from end of cable. Leave bare grounding wire at 5 inches (12.7 cm). Cut l-l /2” (3.8 cm) from 3 remaining insulated wires. Strip insulation back 1 inch (2.5 cm) (see Figure 17).

3-112”

3/4” U.L.- /+- (e.9 cm),;;r

disconnect

/

(white

 

 

 

 

stripped of

 

 

y*;,

 

grounding

 

5”

(12.7 cm) +

wire(Romex)

 

 

 

7

Direct

 

wire preparation

 

 

Figure

17

u-shapedShape the end of

hook each wire into a ‘U” shaped hook

(see Figure 18). The bare grounding wire

must be 4-l /2” Figure 18 (11.4 cm) long

after forming the hook.

3 . Remove hold-down screw and terminal block cover,

external

 

 

 

Figure1 9

4 . Attach

3/4’

rear

 

U.L.-listed strain

 

 

relief (U.L.

 

 

 

marking

on

 

 

 

strain relief)

to

 

 

the hole

below

 

 

terminal

block

 

 

openina

(see

 

 

Figure 2%).

 

 

str&n relaf

Tighten

strain

 

 

(outside dryer)

relief firmly

to

 

Figure 20

cabinet

so it is

 

in a horizontal

position. Place power supply cable through the strain relief.

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