Whirlpool WED94HEXW Installation Instructions - Page 11

Connect ground wire

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3. Connect neutral ground wire and neutral wire B E C 3-Wire Direct Wire Connection Use where local codes permit connecting cabinet-ground conductor to neutral wire. 1. Prepare your 3-wire cable for direct connection (251"mm) 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. 4. Connect ground wire (893m½m" ) Direct wire cable must have 5 ft. (1.52 m) of extra length so dryer may be moved if needed. Strip 31/2" (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. 2. Remove center screw A F B Connect ground wire (green or bare) (F) of direct wire cable under green external ground conductor screw (A). Tighten screw. 5. Connect remaining wires Remove center terminal block screw (B). 3. Connect neutral wire B C 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. Place hooked end of neutral wire (white or center) (C) of direct wire cable under center terminal block screw (B), hook facing right. Squeeze hooked end together. Tighten screw. 11

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1.
Prepare your 3-wire cable
for direct connection
1"
(25 mm)
3½"
(89 mm)
2.
Remove center screw
B
5.
Connect remaining wires
4.
Connect ground wire
F
A
Use where local codes permit connecting cabinet-ground
conductor to neutral wire.
Remove center terminal block screw (B).
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.
Connect ground wire (green or bare) (F) of direct wire cable
under green 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.
3.
Connect neutral wire
C
B
Place hooked end of neutral wire (white
or center) (C) of direct wire cable under
center terminal block screw (B), hook
facing right. Squeeze hooked end together.
Tighten screw.
3.
Connect neutral ground wire and
neutral wire
C
E
B
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.
3-Wire Direct Wire Connection