Amana W10300459A User Manual

1.  To avoid damaging the floor, use a large flat piece of 

cardboard from the dryer carton. Place cardboard under the 

entire back edge of the dryer. See illustration.

2.  Firmly grasp the body of the dryer (not the top or console 

panel). Gently lay the dryer on the cardboard. See illustration.

3.  Examine leveling legs. Find the diamond marking.

4.  Screw the legs into the leg holes by hand. Use a wrench to 

finish turning the legs until the diamond marking is no longer 

visible.

5.  Place a carton corner post under each of the 2 dryer back 

corners. Stand the dryer up. Slide the dryer on the corner 

posts until it is close to its final location. Leave enough room 

to connect the exhaust vent.

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.

If local codes do not permit the connection of a neutral 

 

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

connection” section.
This dryer is manufactured ready to install with a 3-wire 

 

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

 

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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:

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

 

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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.
A UL listed strain relief.

 

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

and be:

Flexible armored cable or nonmetallic sheathed copper cable 

 

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(with ground wire), protected with flexible metallic conduit. All 

current-carrying wires must be insulated.
10-gauge solid copper wire (do not use aluminum). 

 

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At least 5 ft. (1.52 m) long.

 

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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.