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Thread Number: 31777
Note: Neutral Grounded to Cabinet |
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| Post# 479346 12/4/2010 at 13:21 (4,884 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
When you open up a dryer to connect a proper, new 30 amp power cable (3 prong) and you see a note next to the connection point that says neutral is grounded to the cabinet, along with a cable from the central neutral point to the block, is this something that should be changed, or do you just need to make sure the cabinet is properly grounded?
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| Post# 479347 , Reply# 1 12/4/2010 at 13:29 (4,884 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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Post# 479360 , Reply# 2 12/4/2010 at 14:45 (4,884 days old) by Unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 479370 , Reply# 3 12/4/2010 at 15:09 (4,884 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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What exists in your machine is simply grounding through the 
A proper new 30a cable................
Actually, the law (in the United States) now requires a 4-prong, 4-cable dryer outlet and cord in NEW installations (homes). The old way... a three-prong, three-conductor cord may still be used when such an outlet (i.e. with only three "holes") is already exisitng. If you were to upgade your receptacle (female) to the new 4- conductor, 4-prong, 4-hole style outlet, then: #1= hot (black or red) #2= neutral (white) #3= hot (The OTHER hot. i.e. if black is on "1", then red) #4= Screw to chassis/cabiet. New 4th green/ground wire from flexible connector/cord would go here. Loop between 4th screw for ground and neutral terminal "#2" would be removed. It is my understanding that in Canada 3-wire connections of electric (220v) clothes dryers with a shared neutral /ground is not permitted and has not been so since 1966, if ever. I remember this from installation instructions that came with my mother's Maytag dryer of that vintage. | ||
| Post# 479408 , Reply# 4 12/4/2010 at 17:33 (4,884 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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