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CONNECTING ELECTRIC DRYERS
ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
•Any installation in a manufactured or mobile
home must comply with the Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standards Title 24 CFR, Part
3280 or Standard CAN/CSA Z240 MH and local codes
and ordinances.
•A4-wireconnectionisrequiredforallmobileand
manufactured home installations, as well as all new
construction after January 1, 1996. Failure to do so
•This dryer must be connected to a grounded metal,
permanentwiringsystem,oranequipmentgrounding
conductor must be run with the circuit conductors and
connectedtotheequipmentgroundingterminalor
lead on the dryer.
•The dryer has its own terminal block that must be
connected to a separate 240 VAC, 60-Hertz, single
phasecircuit,fusedat30amperes(thecircuitmustbe
fusedonbothsidesoftheline).ELECTRICALSERVICE
FOR THE DRYER SHOULD BE OF THE MAXIMUM
RATE VOLTAGE LISTED ON THE NAMEPLATE. DO
NOT CONNECT DRYER TO 110-, 115-, OR 120-VOLT
CIRCUIT.
•Ifbranchcircuittodryeris15ft.(4.5m)orlessin
length,useUL(UnderwritersLaboratories)listedNo.-
10AWGwire(copperwireonly),orasrequiredby
localcodes.Ifover15ft.(4.50m),useUL-listedNo.-8
AWGwire(copperwireonly),orasrequiredbylocal
codes.Allowsucientslackinwiringsodryercan
be moved from its normal location when necessary.
•Thepowercord(pigtail)connectionbetweenwall
receptacle and dryer terminal block IS NOT supplied
with the dryer. Type of pigtail and gauge of wire
must conform to local codes and with instructions on
the following pages.
•A4-wireconnectionisrequiredforallnew
construction after January 1, 1996. A 4-wire
connection must be used where local codes do not
permit grounding through the neutral wire. Failure to
do so
WARNING:
WARNING:
WARNING:
SpecialElectricalRequirementsforMobile
or Manufactured Homes
ElectricalRequirementsforElectricModelsOnly
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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