Outrageous Wiring A 4 Prong Dryer
Conversion of these appliances in the u s.
Wiring a 4 prong dryer. Wiring for a 4 prong dryer receptacle. The receptacle and wiring should be modernized to a 4 conductor arrangement instead. Is prohibited by the nec national electric code.
How to rewire your dryer from a 4 wire to 3 wire or vs versa hope you enjoy the video and share it. 1 trick that we 2 to print the same wiring picture off twice. There s a lot of confusion out there on how to wire a 4 wire cord on an electric dryer.
If you search the web you find all kinda crazy and just plain wrong. This calls for a 30 amp double pole breaker wired with 10 awg wire. In that case you ll have to do the very simple procedure of converting a 4 wire dryer to a 3 wire setup.
Tommy cowett show how to connect a newer dryer with a four prong electric chord to his older 3 prong outlet. A 4 prong dryer outlet is wired as a 120 240 volt circuit. The 120 volt service is for the dryer s timers sensors and other electronics while the 240 volt service supplies power to the heating elements.
When you employ your finger or stick to the circuit together with your eyes it s easy to mistrace the circuit.