I HAVE A FRIGIDAIRE ELECTROLUX DRYER MODEL NUMBER IS LER331050.I NEED STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CHANGE IT FROM A 3 PRONG TO A 4 PRONG TO FIT MY WALL OUTLET.I ALREADY BOUGHT THE PLUG BUT I DONT KNOW HOW TO HOOK IT UP OR HOW TO COLOR CODE IT.I ALSO DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE GREEN WIRE THAT IS COMING FROM MY DRYER THAT IS ALREADY ATTACHED TO THE GREEN SCREW BECAUSE THE 4 PRONG I JUST BOUGHT ALSO HAS A GREEN WIRE..PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO..I NEED TO DO LAUNDRY ASAP..
My friend:
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?
Besides the number of wires in each cord, there are two important things to notice. First, in the four-wire configuration, notice that the dryer's grounding strap is folded back on itself. The whole point of the four-wire cord is to separate the ground from the neutral. The green wire (the "new" extra wire in the four-wire cord) is attached to the dryer cabinet. In the three-wire configuration, the grounding strap is left intact and the neutral and ground are tied together.
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.
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Jul 23, 2009-
Three wire Four wire.
Better? Best wishes and sorry about the pics. Hope this is better.
The pic on the left is the three wire (prong) and note that the ground strap is under the center wire. The pic on the right shows the 4 wire (prong). Note that the ground strap is not under the center wire. It is not used. The green wire is attached to the body of the dryer. That takes the place of the ground strap. If you have any questions, please let me know. Best wishes.
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