Whirlpool 8578567 manual Ce F

When connecting to the terminal block, place the hooked end of the wire under the screw of the terminal block (hook facing right), squeeze hooked end together and tighten screw. See example below.

1.Locate the neutral ground wire inside the dryer cabinet, behind the external ground conductor screw. Remove this wire.

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A. Remove neutral ground wire.

2.Loosen or remove center terminal block screw.

3.Connect ground wire (green or bare) of power supply cord to external ground conductor screw. (If power supply cord has ring terminals, the ground conductor screw will need to be removed to make the connection.) Tighten screw.

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

C

B

D

A

A. Neutral wire (white or center wire)

B. Center terminal block screw

C. External ground conductor screw

D. Green or bare wire of power supply cable

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

6.Replace the terminal block cover on the back of the dryer.

7.Tighten strain relief nut.

3-wire connection: Power supply cord

Use where local codes permit connecting cabinet-ground conductor to neutral wire.

BD

A

CE F

A. 3-wire receptacle (NEMA type 10-30R)

B. 3-wire plug

C. Ground prong

D. Spade terminals with upturned ends

E. Neutral (white or center wire)

F. Ring terminals

1.Loosen or remove center terminal block screw.

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

B

A

A. Neutral wire (white or center wire)

B. Center terminal block screw

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

4.Replace the terminal block cover on the back of the dryer.

5.Tighten strain relief nut.

3-wire connection: Direct Wire

Use where local codes permit connecting cabinet-ground conductor to neutral wire.

Direct wire cable must have 5 ft (1.52 m) of extra length so dryer can be moved if needed.

Strip 3¹⁄₂" (8.9 cm) of outer covering from end of cable. Strip insulation back 1" (2.5 cm). If using 3-wire cable with ground wire, cut bare wire even with outer covering. Shape ends of wires into a hook shape.

When connecting to the terminal block, place the hooked end of the wire under the screw of the terminal block (hook facing right), squeeze hooked end together and tighten screw.

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