Amana 40086101 owner manual Important Safety, About Ground Wires

Important Safety

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.

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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.

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To avoid risk of personal injury or death due to electrical shock:

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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.

To reduce the risk of fire, DO NOT use plastic pipe, foil pipe, or flexible plastic pipe to exhaust the dryer.

•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.

•DO NOT modify plug on power cord. If plug does not fit electrical outlet, have proper

outlet installed by qualified electrician.

•DO NOT have a fuse in the neutral 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.

Never install flexible duct in concealed spaces, such as a wall or ceiling.

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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'sresponsibility 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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