Frigidaire FEX831FS Installation Instructions (All Languages) - Page 8

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ALL ELECTRIC Laundry Centers GROUNDING REQUIREMENTS Non-Canadian ELECTRIC Laundry Center WARNING The following are specific requirements for proper and safe electrical installation of your laundry center. Failure to follow these instructions can create electrical shock and/or a fire hazard. DANGER Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor can result in a risk of electrical shock. Check with a licensed electrician if you are in doubt as to whether the appliance is properly grounded. WARNING This appliance MUST be properly grounded. Electrical shock can result if the laundry center is not properly grounded. Follow the instructions in this manual for proper grounding. For a grounded, cord-connected laundry center: 1. The laundry center MUST be grounded. In the event of malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electrical shock by a path of least resistance for electrical current. WARNING Do not use an extension cord with this laundry center. Some extension cords are not designed to withstand the amounts of electrical current this laundry center utilizes and can melt, creating electrical shock and/or fire hazard. Locate the laundry center within reach of the receptacle for the length power cord to be purchased, allowing some slack in the cord. Refer to the pre-installation requirements in this manual for the proper power cord to be purchased. WARNING A U.L. approved strain relief must be installed onto power cord. If the strain relief is not attached, the cord can be pulled out of the laundry center and can be cut by any movement of the cord, resulting in electrical shock. 2. If your laundry center is equipped with a power supply cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug, the plug MUST be plugged into an appropriate, copper wired receptacle that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances. If in doubt, call a licensed electrician. Do not modify plug provided with the appliance. For a permanently connected laundry center: The laundry center 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 appliance. Canadian ELECTRIC Laundry Center WARNING Do not use an aluminum wired receptacle with a copper Wired power cord and plug (or vice versa). A chemical reaction occurs between copper and aluminum and can cause electrical shorts. The proper wiring and receptacle is a copper wired power cord with a copper wired receptacle OR aluminum wired power cord with an aluminum wired receptacle. DANGER Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor can result in a risk of electrical shock. Check with a licensed electrician if you are in doubt as to whether the appliance is properly grounded. For a grounded cord connected laundry center: 1. The laundry center MUST be grounded. In the event of malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electrical shock by providing a path of least resistance for the electrical current. NOTE: Laundry centers operating on a 208 volt power supply will have longer drying times than laundry centers operating on a 240 volt power supply. 2. Since your laundry center is equipped with a power supply cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug, the plug MUST be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all codes and ordinances. If in doubt, call a licensed electrician. ALL GAS Laundry Centers 1. The laundry center is equipped with a three-prong (grounding) plug for your protection against shock hazard and should be plugged directly into a properly grounded three-prong receptacle. Do not cut or remove the grounding prong from the plug. 8