Hi, I hooked up my LG DLE5955W dryer and it powers up fine but I have no heat. The outlet I had for my old dryer was different than the one required for the LG. I went to home depot and got the correct female end and put it in. I have power and the dryer runs but no heat. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
The following link explains how to properly wire a three or four prong 220VAC appliance:
http://www.fixya.com/support/r793520-3_prong_4_prong_power_cord_conversion
Read through the link provided, and make sure you have the power cord wired correctly at the terminal block in the back of the dryer. NOTE: If this is a new installation, you are required to be using a four-prong outlet with 4-prong power cord. If you have any questions, please let me know. I hope this helps solve your problem.
I don't know how you wired the appliance. You need to explain to me what type of power cord you are using (i.e., 3 or 4 prong) and how you have the corresponding colored wires attached at the terminal block in the back of the dryer. If you wired in a receptacle yourself, you may have wired something incorrectly.
Did you read the link I provided that explains how to convert a 3-prong applaince to a 4-prong? The color codes are as follows:
RED - HOT (110-120VAC)
BLACK - HOT (110-120VAC)
WHITE - NEUTRAL (0 VAC) - Do NOT ground to the equipment case.
GREEN - GROUND (0 VAC) - Grounded to the equipment case.
This comprises the full 220 service for the dryer to run. The drive motor runs on 110-120VAC and uses only one-side of this 220 service. The heating circuits require the FULL 220 to work. That's why I suspect you have either wired it incorrrectly, or you are missing half the voltage at the receptacle.
Make sure all the wires match the corresponding colors at the terminal block and make sure the WHITE (NEUTRAL) wire is not grounded. If this was previouslty wired for a 3-prong power cord, there may be a small strap at the terminal block where the white wire conncts that you will have to remove. The green wire gets wired to the equipment case. Make sure you take a voltage measurement at the receptacle across the hot leads (the two large slotted openings) and make sure you are readiong 220-240VAC. If not, you need to have a certified electrician check your receptacles.
If the appliance was already wired for a four prong, and you converted it back to a three prong to fit you current receptacle, you will need to add a grounding strap for the NEUTRAL (WHITE) wire at the terminal block. This grounds the Neutral to the equipment cabinet. That's the main difference between 3 and 4 prong appliances. 3 prong uses neutral as ground, while 4 prong uses a separate ground and a separate neutral.
If you changed the receptacle, you still need a separate ground and separate neutral wire for it to be wired correctly. If the house was ALREADY wired with a three prong receptacle, I would recommend simply installing a 3-prong power cord on the appliance so it matches your existing receptacle. NOTE: New contruction homes after the year 2000 are required to have 4-prong receptacles. If your home ALREADY had a 3-prong outlet, you do not need to change it. Changing the power cord on the appliance is actually easier. Changing receptacles should only be done by a certified electrician.
If the house was orignally wired with a four prong receptacle, it should have never been removed. The dryer should always be wired to meet the needs of the home configuration. Here's an illustration you can refer to for clarification:
http://fixitnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2...
From what it sounds like, you may have your Neutral and Ground wires crossed.
If its not wired correctly...a good possiblity.
This is how the dryer should be wired at the terminal block for clarification:
http://wildmind.home.comcast.net/~wildmi...
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Hi,
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I wired the female receptacle exactly as stated in the instructions on the box.
Do you think the way I have it wired is the issue?
The appliance was already wired with a 4 prong plug.
I changed the female end from a 3 to a 4 prong.
I hooked up the wire that was attached to the plate with a mounting screw on the 3 prong outlet to the top prong on the 4 prong female receptacle.
I hooked up the white wire to the bottom prong and the Red and black to the prongs on either side.
Are you still there?
On the directions provided on the box the 4 prong receptacle came in, it says to connect the green wire to the top prong.
I have 4 wires but none are green.
I assumed that the wire that was attached to the plate with a screw on the 3 prong receptacle was the green wire because the other 3 wires were black, red and white.
Are you saying to hook up the odd wire to the receptacle plate like it was with the 3 prong receptacle?
The house was originally wired with a 4 prong receptacle.
I changed it to a 3 prong receptacle to accommodate my old dryer.
My new dryer requires a 4 prong receptacle which I installed.
Would that cause the dryer to run but not heat?
Thank you for all your help!
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