Part 5 electrical requirements for elec – LG TD-V10150G User Manual

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Part 5

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELEC

Following are additional instructions regarding electrical connections and requireme

Important Warning: To help prevent fire, electric shock, serious injury or d

must conform to the latest edition of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 a
regulations. Please contact a qualified electrician to check your home’s wiring and f
has adequate electrical power to operate the dryer.

120V/ 240V, 60 Hertz, 3-Wire Installation

!

Instructions for Grounding of your Electric
Dryer:

a) 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.

b) The dryer has its own terminal block that must

be connected to a separate 60 Hertz single
phaseAC circuit, fused at 30 Amperes (the
circuit must be fused on both sides of the line).
ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR THE DRYER
SHOULD BE OF MAXIMUM RATE
VOLTAGE LISTED ON THE NAMEPLATE.
DO NOT CONNECT DRYER TO 110, 115,
OR 120 VOLT CIRCUIT.

c) If branch circuit to dryer is fifteen feet (4.50 m)

or less in length, use U.L. (Underwriters
Laboratories) listed No. 10 A.W.G. wire (copper
wire only), or as required by local codes. If over
fifteen feet (4.50 m), use U.L. (Underwriters
Laboratories) listed No. 8 A.W.G. wire (copper
wire only), or as required by local codes. Allow
sufficient slack in wiring so dryer can be moved
from its normal location when necessary.

d) The power cord (pig

wall receptacle and
supplied with dryer
wire must conform
instructions mention

e) The method of wirin

subject to local code
examples on next pa

f) You must select the

your dryer according
requirements. Samp
the following pages

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