Kenmore Dryer Cord Hook Up

The center wire if a 3 wire dryer cord is the ground wire.

Kenmore dryer cord hook up. If you see one cord attached to the dryer it s electric. Most 3 wire dryer cords are flat and the two outside wires of the flat dryer cord provide the two power wires which correlate with the black and red wires and the terminals in the dryer that have the red and black wires as well. If the ends touch together or touch you they ll create a potentially lethal short circuit. In todays video we are taking a look at how to install a 4 or 3 prong dryer wire.

In three prong cords there were two hot wires with the third wire serving as both the neutral and the ground connection. In 1996 the national electrical code nec changed the requirements for electric dryer wiring and cord connections. This creates a separate return path for unused current. The 4 prong dryer cord is comprised of two hot wires a neutral wire and a ground wire.

Don t confuse the dryer s flexible metal vent tube with the gas connector. If you see a cord and a thin stainless steel connector your dryer is gas. Plugging in a cord sends 240 volts of electricity to the bare wire ends of the cord. This is an update to a previous video i made on this subject.

Never plug in a dryer cord unless it s fully connected to the dryer. Dryer cords are usually a maximum of six feet long as the code requires that an outlet be close to the connected appliance. Always remember safety is the number one thing. The vent tube will be much larger than the gas connector.

Replacing a 3 prong electrical dryer cord with a 4 prong cord.