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Posted by on May 16, 2006, 5:49 pm
Pete C. wrote:
> "<<<__ Bob __>>>" wrote:
>
>>Pete C. wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"<<<__ Bob __>>>" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> My niece just moved into a house that has a 4-wire wall recept. for
>>>>the clothes dryer. 2 hot, ground, & neutral. Her dryer has only a
>>>>3-wire cord & plug on it. 2-hot and a ground. She went to the local
>>>>ACE today and they sold her a new cord with the proper plug and told her
>>>>to replace the old one with it. The cord has 4 wires in it and the man
>>>>at ACE told her to tie the ground & neutral together at the dryer. Is
>>>>this OK ??
>>>>
>>>>thanx .. .. ..
>>>
>>>
>>>No, it's not ok. When you open the wiring panel on the dryer you should
>>>find four terminals, 2 hot, a neutral and a ground. There should be a
>>>jumper strap between the neutral and ground terminals along with a
>>>notice to remove it for a four wire cordset.
>>>
>>>Pete C.
>>
>>That's what I thought .. .. the whole point is to separate the ground
>>from the neutral, not combine them, correct ??
>
>
> Correct. Combining them was an old thing only allowed for clothes
> dryers. Any even remotely new dryer should have the four seperate
> terminals along with the jumper strap to allow connection in an older
> home with a three wire outlet. With a four wire outlet available you
> wire to current code with a four wire cordset. If your niece is likely
> to move again, cable tie the three wire cordset and jumper strap to the
> back of the dryer so they're on hand should the next place have a three
> wire outlet.
>
> Pete C.
thanx for the speedy replies .. .. yes, she will be moving again so I
will attach the old cors to the dryer someplace .. .. thanx for the tip
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