There was no grounding strip connected. I attached the grounding cord (green) to the side of the dryer, but nothing happens when I try to turn it on.
Is the white neutral wire connected to the neutral terminal on the dryers power terminal block in the back: it should be (RED to L1 then the BLACK to L2) they can be on either terminal as 2 power wires are not polarity sensitive, then as i said WHITE to the N or NEUTRAL terminal and the GREEN safety ground to any metallic point on the dryer,then check for a nominal 240 volts a.c. on the RED & BLACK terminals
SOURCE: changing four prong dryer to three prong outlet
use the ground on the machine.....There are 3 wires on the terminal block if you notice there is a grounding strap off the center post this will act as your ground to the machine back in your panel box the center post leads to ground anyway the other 2 are hot leads (240vac) use the 3 post you will be fine. you will be grounded let me know if you have any problems
SOURCE: Change 3 prong dryer cord to 4 prong
well the green wire is the earth ground,you could connect it to a pip,or to the outlet box.
SOURCE: trying to connect dryer cord
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I don't quite understand what was wired how but the wiring should be as follows:
For a 4 prong plug and matching outlet
1. Black wire on one end terminal of choice.
2. Red wire on remaining end terminal.
3. White wire only, on the center terminal
4. Green wire on the the dryer frame or chassis terminal.
For a 3 prong cord and matching outlet:
1. Black wire on one terminal end of your choice.
2. Red wire on the remaining end terminal.
3. White wire on the center terminal.
Always be certain that the wire in the breaker or fusebox match the wiring of your outlet.
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SOURCE: switching the cord on maytag neptune dryer
I have the revrse problem I moved and mow my 3 prong needs to be changed to a 4 prong how do I manage to keep it working and not eletrocute anyone with the extra cable
SOURCE: hooking up the four prong cord to the dryer
this is the rule of thumb,white always goes on the middle terminal ,the 2 outside terminal wires it does not matter which side they are on,if you can see the red and black wire on the terminal block then match them up,the green wire gets mounted to the cabinet,you should already have a green wire to the cabinet so remove the screw and put both wires there and your done,let me know how you do-mike
Wiring in a new power cord for your electric dryer? Upgrading your electric dryer outlet from the old three-prong to the new four-prong outlet? Well, grab hold of those two large lumps at the base of your spinal cord and let's romp through the wild and wacky world of dryer cords and outlets.
These two pictures illustrate the power wiring on a the terminal of an electric dryer. The one to the left here is the old-style three-wire configuration. Most people have this type in their homes. New code changes, though, require that dryers now have a four-wire cord, shown to the right. These are just just thumbnail pictures that you can click for a larger view. But I'll bet you already figured that out, didn't you?
If you need to re-wire the outlet, these pictures will explain the anatomy of the three-prong (left) and four-prong (right) outlets. Once again, these pictures are just thumbnails--click 'em for a larger view. 62 views
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I have connected everything as posted...but it is still not working
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