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15
Part
5
ELECTRICAL
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ELECTRIC
DRYERS
Following
are
additional
instructions
regarding
electrical
connections
and
requirements
for
electric
dryers.
Important
Warning:
To
help
prevent
fire,
electric
shock,
serious
injury
or
death,
the
wiring
and
grounding
must
conform
to
the
latest
edition
of
the
National
Electrical
Code,
ANSI/NFPA
70
and
all
applicable
local
regulations.
Please
contact
a
qualified
electrician
to
check
your
home's
wiring
and
fuses
to
ensure
that
your
home
has
adequate
electrical
power
to
operate
the
dryer.
115V/
230V,
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.
Heating
elements
are
available
for
field
installation
in
dryers
which
are
to
be
connected
to
electrical
service
of
different
voltage
than
that
listed
on
nameplate.
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
(pigtail)
connection
between
wall
receptacle
and
dryer
terminal
block
IS
NOT
supplied
with
dryer.
Type
of
pigtail
and
gauge
of
wire
must
conform
to
local
codes
and
with
instructions
mentioned
on
the
following
pages.
e)
The
method
of
wiring
the
dryer
is
optional
and
subject
to
local
code
requirements.
Refer
to
examples
on
next
page.
f)
You
must
select
the
method
by
which
to
wire
your
dryer
according
to
local
code
and
ordinance
requirements.
Sample
methods
are
included
in
the
following
pages.
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