Maytag W10184580B Instructions Pour L'installation page 13

Direct Wire Method – U.S. Only
Direct wire cable must match power supply (4-wire or 3-wire)
and be:
n Flexible armored cable or nonmetallic sheathed copper cable
(with ground wire), covered with flexible metallic conduit.
All current-carrying wires must be insulated.
n 10-gauge solid copper wire (do not use aluminum).
n At least 5 ft. (1.52 m) long.
Direct Wire,
Four-wire electrical connection:
3 ⁄ " (89 mm)
1
2
A
1" (25 mm)
of wires
To
stripped of
disconnect
insulation
box
D
5" (127 mm)
Strip 5" (127 mm) of outer covering
from end of cable. Leave green or
Shape
bare ground wire at 5" (127 mm).
ends of
Cut 1 ⁄ " (38 mm) from 3 remaining
1
wires into 2
wires. Strip insulation back 1"
a hook.
(25 mm).
A. 3/4" (19 mm) conduit connector
B. Neutral (white or center)
C. Ground wire (green or bare)
D. 10-gauge, 3 wire with ground wire
in flexible metallic conduit
5. Remove the center terminal block screw.
6. Remove the appliance neutral ground
wire from the external ground conductor
screw. Fasten under center terminal
block screw.
7. Connect the ground wire (green or bare)
of the direct wire cable to the external
B
ground conductor screw. Tighten screw.
8. Place the hooked end of the neutral wire
(white or center) of the direct wire cable
C
under the center screw of the terminal
block (hook facing right). Squeeze hook
end together. Tighten screw.
9. Place the hooked ends of the other
direct wire cable wires under the outer
terminal block screws (hook facing right).
Squeeze hooked ends together. Tighten
screws.
10. Insert tab of the terminal block cover into
slot of the dryer rear panel. Secure cover
with hold-down screw.
1. Disconnect power.
2. Remove hold-down screw and terminal block cover.
A
B
A. External ground conductor screw
B. Tab
C. Terminal block cover
D. Hold-down screw
3. Install 3/4" conduit connector into the hole below the terminal
block opening. Connect flexible metallic conduit and tighten
connector screw. Install direct wire cable through the flexible
metallic conduit.
A
A. Conduit connector
B. Dryer cabinet
C. Connector screw
4. Complete installation following instructions for your type of
electrical connection:
• Four-wire (recommended method)
• T hree-wire (if four-wire is not available)
D
C
B
C
B
A
F
E
A. External ground conductor screw
B. Appliance neutral ground wire
C. Center terminal block screw
D. Outer terminal block screws
E. Neutral (center wire)
F. Green or bare ground wire
C
D
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