LG DLG3051W - Manual (Page 24)

24 InstallatIon InstrUCtIons InstallatIon InstrUCtIons
Connecting electric dryers (cont.)
USA only
four-wire connection for electric dryers:
power cord
• A 4-wire connection is required for all mobile and manufactured
home installations, as well as all new construction after January 1,
1996.
• A UL-listed strain relief is required.
1. Remove the terminal block access cover on the upper back of
the dryer. Install a UL-listed strain relief into the power cord
through-hole; then thread a UL-listed, 30 A, 240 V, 4-wire, #10
AWG-minimum copper conductor power cord through the
strain relief.
• Use a 30 A, 240 V, UL-listed power cord with #10 AWG-
minimum copper conductor and closed loop or forked
terminals with upturned ends.
2. Transfer the dryer’s ground wire from behind the green ground
screw to the center screw of the terminal block. Attach the two
hot leads of the power cord to the outer terminal block screws.
Attach the white neutral wire to the center terminal block
screw. Attach the power cord ground wire to the green ground
screw. TIGHTEN ALL SCREWS SECURELY. Reinstall the terminal
block access cover.
UL-Listed
Strain Relief
UL-Listed
4-Wire Power
Cord
Terminal
Block
w
WarnInG
• Connect the power cord to the terminal block. Each
colored wire should be connected to same color screw.
Wire color indicated on manual is connected to the same
color screw in block. Failure to follow these instructions
may result in a short or overload.
• Grounding through the neutral conductor is prohibited
for: (1) new branch-circuit installations, (2) mobile homes,
(3) recreational vehicles, and (4) areas where local codes
prohibit grounding through the neutral conductor.
Neutral
(White)
Hot
(Black)
Hot
(Red)
Power Cord
Ground Wire
Ground
Screw
White Wire
moved from
Ground Screw