I bought a 4 pronge wire for my dryer but on the back of my dryer it has 3 connections. How do I know where to connect the extra wire ?
I bought a 4 pronge wire for my dryer as my current apartment has a hook up for a 4 pronge connection instead of 3 but when I wan to connect the new harness it only has a connection for 3. Where do I connect the extra color wire ? I have a Whirlpool Dryer.
There should be 3 insulated terminals on the dryer, two hot and a neutral. Connect the red and black wires from your new cord to the hot terminals (red & black can be reversed), and the white neutral to the neutral (center) lug. Connect the green ground wire directly to the chassis/metal frame of the dryer. Remember to remove the ground strap jumper that ties the neutral to the chassis. You can disconnect it from the ground screw and loop it back on the neutral terminal or remove completely.