Whirlpool 240-VOLT ELECTRIC DRYER manual Electrical Requirements, It is your responsibility

■Additional spacing of 1" (2.5 cm) on all sides of the dryer is recommended to reduce noise transfer.

■For closet installation with a door, minimum ventilation openings in the top and bottom of the door are required. Louvered doors with equivalent ventilation openings are acceptable.

■Companion appliance spacing should also be considered.

Recessed or closet installation - Dryer only

Electrical Requirements

It is your responsibility

■	To contact a qualified electrical installer.
■	To be sure that the electrical connection is adequate and in
	conformance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA
	70-latest edition and all local codes and ordinances.
	The National Electric Code requires a 4-wire supply

14"

(35.6cm)

0" (0cm)

A

		3"
		(7.6 cm)
	48 in.2
	(310 cm2)
18"(45.7 cm)
3"	24 in.2	3"
	(155 cm2)
(7.6cm)	0"	(7.6 cm)
0"
(0cm)	(0cm)	C
B

connection for homes built after 1996, dryer circuits involved

in remodeling after 1996, and all mobile home installations.

A copy of the above code standards can be obtained from:

National Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park,

Quincy, MA 02269.

■ To supply the required 3 or 4 wire, single phase, 120/240-volt,

60-Hz., AC-only electrical supply (or 3 or 4 wire, 120/208-volt

electrical supply, if specified on the serial/rating plate) on a

separate 30-amp circuit, fused on both sides of the line. A

time-delay fuse or circuit breaker is recommended. Connect

to an individual branch circuit. Do not have a fuse in the

neutral or grounding circuit.

■ Do not use an extension cord.

A. Side view - closet or confined area

B. Recessed area

C. Closet door with vents

Recessed or closet installation - Stacked with stack kit (Accessory)

			3" (7.6 cm)
12"					3"
					(7.6 cm)
(30.5 cm)
			48 in.2
			(310 cm2)
	DRYER
	WASHER		24 in.2	2)	3"
			(155 cm
					(7.6 cm)
0" (0 cm)	0" (0 cm)	1" (2.5 cm)
A			B		C

A. Recessed area

B. Side view - closet or confined area

C. Closet door with vents

Mobile Home - Additional Location Requirements

This dryer is suitable for mobile home installations. The installation must conform to the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280 (formerly the Federal Standard for Mobile Home Construction and Safety, Title 245, HUD Part 280).

Mobile home installations require:

■Metal exhaust system hardware which is available for purchase from your dealer.

■Special provisions must be made in mobile homes to introduce outside air into the dryer. The opening (such as a nearby window) should be at least twice as large as the dryer exhaust opening.

■ If codes permit and a separate ground wire is used, it is

recommended that a qualified electrician determine that the

ground path is adequate.

Electrical Connection

To properly install your dryer, you must determine the type of electrical connection you will be using and follow the instructions provided for it here.

■This dryer is manufactured ready to install with a 3-wire electrical supply connection. The green cabinet-grounding conductor is permanently connected to the neutral conductor (white wire) within the dryer. If the dryer is installed with a 4-wire electrical supply connection, the green cabinet- grounding conductor must be removed from the external ground conductor screw (green screw), and secured under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of the terminal block. When the green cabinet-grounding conductor is secured under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of the terminal block, the dryer cabinet is isolated from the neutral conductor.

■Use a 4-wire conductor cord when the dryer is installed in a mobile home or an area where local codes do not permit grounding through the neutral.

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