Electrical requirements – Maytag WED9051YW Installation User Manual

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Closet Installation (stacked washer and dryer):

1"

(25 mm)

1"

(25 mm)

5

1

/

2

"

(140 mm)

24 in.

2

(155 cm

2

)

48 in.

2

(310 cm

2

)

3"

(76 mm)

3"

(76 mm)

6"

(152 mm)

71"

(1803 mm)

Custom under counter installation (dryer only):

1"

(25 mm)

1"

(25 mm)

39" min.

(990 mm)

NOTE: Some models not recommended for undercounter

installation.

Mobile home – Additional installation 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 24, HUD Part 280) or Standard CAN/CSA-

Z240 MH.

Mobile home installations require:

Metal exhaust system hardware, available for purchase from

your dealer. For further information, see “Assistance or

Service” section in your Use and Care Guide.

Special provisions must be made in mobile homes to

introduce outside air into dryer. Openings (such as a nearby

window) should be at least twice as large as dryer exhaust

opening.

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 Electrical Code requires a 4-wire power supply

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.

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

the neutral or grounding circuit.

Do not use an extension cord.

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 neutral ground 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 neutral ground conductor

must be removed from the external ground connector (green

screw), and secured under the neutral terminal (center or

white wire) of the terminal block. When the neutral ground

conductor is secured under the neutral terminal (center or

white wire) of the terminal block, the dryer cabinet is isolated

from the neutral conductor.

If local codes do not permit the connection of a neutral

ground wire to the neutral wire, see “Optional 3-wire

connection” section.

A 4-wire power supply connection must be used when the

appliance is installed in a location where grounding through

the neutral conductor is prohibited. Grounding through the

neutral 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

conductors.

If using a power supply cord:

Use a UL listed power supply cord kit marked for use with

clothes dryers. The kit should contain:

A UL listed 30-amp power supply cord, rated 120/240 volt

minimum. The cord should be type SRD or SRDT and be

at least 4 ft. (1.22 m) long. The wires that connect to

the dryer must end in ring terminals or spade terminals

with upturned ends.

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