Whirlpool W10115226C User Manual

To properly install your dryer, you must determine the type of 

electrical connection you will be using and follow the instructions 

provided for it here.

 

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If local codes do not permit the connection of a neutral 

ground wire to the neutral wire, see “Optional 3-wire 

connection” section.

 

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This dryer is manufactured ready to install with a 3-wire 

electrical supply connection. The neutral ground wire is 

permanently connected to the neutral conductor (white wire) 

within the dryer. If the dryer is installed with a 4-wire electrical 

supply connection, the neutral ground wire must be removed 

from the external ground connector screw (green screw), and 

secured under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of 

the terminal block. When the neutral ground wire is secured 

under the neutral terminal (center or white wire) of the terminal 

block, the dryer cabinet is isolated from the neutral conductor.

 

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A 4-wire power supply connection must be used when the 

dryer is installed in a location where grounding through the 

neutral conductor is prohibited. Grounding through the neutral 

is prohibited for (1) new branch-circuit installations, (2) mobile 

homes, (3) recreational vehicles, and (4) areas where local 

codes prohibit grounding through the neutral conductors.

If using a power supply cord:
Use a UL listed power supply cord kit marked for use with  

clothes dryers. The kit should contain:

 

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A UL listed 30-amp power supply cord, rated 120/240 volt 

minimum. The cord should be type SRD or SRDT and be  

at least 4 ft. (1.22 m) long. The wires that connect to the  

dryer must end in ring terminals or spade terminals with 

upturned ends.

 

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A UL listed strain relief.

Then choose a 4-wire power supply cord  

with ring or spade terminals and UL listed  

strain relief. The 4-wire power supply cord,  

at least 4 ft. (1.22 m) long, must have  

4 10-gauge solid copper wires and match  

a 4-wire receptacle of NEMA Type 14-30 R.  

The ground wire (ground conductor) may be 

either green or bare. The neutral conductor 

must be identified by a white cover.

Then choose a 3-wire power supply cord with 

ring or spade terminals and UL listed strain 

relief. The 3-wire power supply cord, at least  

4 ft. (1.22 m) long, must have 3 10-gauge solid 

copper wires and match a 3-wire receptacle of 

NEMA Type 10-30R.

If connecting by direct wire:
Power supply cable must match power supply (4-wire or 3-wire) 

and be:

 

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Flexible armored cable or nonmetallic sheathed copper cable 

(with ground wire), covered with flexible metallic conduit.  

All current-carrying wires must be insulated.

 

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10-gauge solid copper wire (do not use aluminum). 

 

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At least 5 ft. (1.52 m) long.