i am changing a 3 prong to a 4 prong, how do i wire the breaker in the can?
2007-10-26 19:13:04 · 4 answers · asked by Jack the Toad 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
William is wrong as usual. You cannot put the neutral and the ground in the same terminal. That is a violation of the electric code 110.14a. Freakboy is correct. Put the neutral (white) on the neutral buss with all the other white wires (in it's own terminal connection). Put the bare or green ground wire on the ground buss with all the other grounds. Connect the 2 hot wires to your 2 pole circuit breaker.
2007-10-28 04:00:49 · answer #1 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason for the change is a safety issue.There are more and more controls on dryers now that require 120 v that will not get from 220v circuits without neutrals. This will reduce the risk of electrocution. You need to replace the cable from a 3 wire to a 4 wire to the panel box. Hire a PRO.
2007-10-27 09:46:02 · answer #2 · answered by VADER 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only difference between the three wire and the four wire is that the neutral and the ground are now separate conductors. You still use a two pole breaker in the panel and you connect the ground and the neutral to the appropriate spots in the panel.
2007-10-27 02:32:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
from a 3 wire to a 4 wire is the same, the white and ground go to the same lug, a 4 wire set up is usualy used for a 220 v-
3 phase set up, a dryer is single phase,
so your not changing any thing, electrical wise,
2007-10-27 09:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋