I am replacing my dryers 3 wire plug with a 4 wire plug because the newer homes now apparently use the 4 wire plugs. The colors are black, white, green, and red but I don't know which one to plug in first and where. My old dryer is not color coated so I can't just follow the pattern. I tried looking on-line for a DIY network, but they didn't offer info. on a 4 wire plug. Please help, as I need to wash asap.
2006-10-15 08:43:04 · 4 answers · asked by Butterfly Kisses 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I received two answers from you, and I'm afraid to do it, plus I'm a visual person and still don't quite understand what to do. I need to know where the black, white, green, and red wires plug? If possible can someone send me a visual picture? Sorry to bug.
2006-10-15 09:19:05 · update #1
One of the original wires will connect to the chassis of the dryer. Place the new green wire to this point. The other two original wires are the live lines. Replace them with the red and black wires in the new cord. The new cord also has a white line which is neutral. Do not connect this to the dryer chassis. The neutral will not be used. Get a wire nut, Marrette, or similar and put over the end of the wire. Use a cable tie to hold it in place so that it does not come in contact with either the chassis or other wiring.
2006-10-15 09:07:23 · answer #1 · answered by Warren914 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the guidelines merely those days replaced interior the previous couple of years requiring new properties to be geared up with the 4 prong recepticals somewhat than the three prong recepticals for 220 V shops. in the journey that your dryer is tremendously new, interior the final 4 years or so... the twine it incredibly is related to it now could be waiting to be interchanged with a 4 prong twine via merely buyingh a 4 prong twine and screwing the eylets to the stunning connections on the decrease back of your dryer. in the journey that your twine will no longer be able to be switched out, then i might flow backward and replace the 4 prong container with a three prong container. i might do it this form so as that each physique your electric powered connections are interior a receptical, somewhat of having 220 Volt wires merely twine nuted at the same time.ok solid success.
2016-12-13 08:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the 3 wire old system one wire is used for ground and nuetral (bare , white ,or green wire) the other 2 wires are hot(black or red). Connect the single ground/nuetral to both ground and nuetral on the new 4 wire cord.
2006-10-15 08:58:29 · answer #3 · answered by morris 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to call an electrician, I don't think anyone could explain it any clearer then it's already been explained to you. So if you don't get it from that, just bite the bullet and pay for someone to fix it.
2006-10-16 04:42:01 · answer #4 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋