Wire direct wire connection, Remove center screw, Connect ground wire – Maytag WED4890BQ Installation User Manual

Page 11: Connect remaining wires, Connect neutral ground wire and neutral wire, Prepare your 3-wire cable for direct connection, Connect wires to terminal block

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3-wire Direct Wire Connection

Use where local codes permit connecting cabinet-ground

conductor to neutral wire.

B

5.

Remove center screw

Remove center terminal block screw (B).

7.

Connect ground wire

A

F

Connect ground wire (green or bare) (F) of direct wire cable

to external ground conductor screw (A). Tighten screw.

Place hooked ends of remaining direct wire cable wires under

outer terminal block screws (hooks facing right). Squeeze hooked

ends together and tighten screws. Finally, reinsert tab of terminal

block cover into slot of dryer rear panel. Secure cover with hold-

down screw. Now, go to “Venting Requirements.”

8.

Connect remaining wires

B

C

E

6.

Connect neutral ground wire and

neutral wire

Connect neutral ground wire (E) and place hooked end (hook

facing right) of neutral wire (white or center wire) (C) of direct

wire cable under center screw of terminal block (B). Squeeze

hooked ends together and tighten screw.

Direct wire cable must have 5 ft. (1.52 m) of extra length so

dryer may be moved if needed.

Strip 3

1

/

2

" (89 mm) of outer covering from end of cable. Strip

insulation back 1" (25 mm). If using 3-wire cable with ground

wire, cut bare wire even with outer covering. Shape wire ends

into hooks.

1"

(25 mm)

3½"

(89 mm)

3.

Prepare your 3-wire cable for direct

connection

To connect wires to terminal block, place hooked end of wire

under terminal block screw (facing to the right), squeeze hooked

end together, and tighten screw.

4.

Connect wires to terminal block

5.

Prepare to connect neutral

ground wire and neutral wire

E

A

B

Remove center terminal block screw (B). Remove neutral

ground wire (E) from external ground conductor screw (A).

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