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where the green ground was attached to the body it will now be attached to the middle prong? u can use youtube to see how to go from 3 prong to 4 prong if this is confusing
Hi,
White, green green/white striped they are all the same....only thing you really have to worry about is that you have the red and black in the proper places...
Here is a tip that will help you with changing your dryer plug.
Dryer Cord and Wiring Dryer 3 Wire or 4 Wire
The
4-prong plug has red, black, white, and green/yellow wires while the
3-prong plug has red, black, and white wires. The only difference is the
green/yellow (ground) wire of the 4-prong plug which is attached to the
dryer cabinet. All you have to do is connect the wires of the 3-prong
plug in the same way the same wire colors are connected with the 4-prong
plug then connect the terminal on the cabinet, where the green/yellow
(ground) wire of the 4-prong plug is formerly connected, to the white
wire of the 3-prong plug.
Yes, you can put a 3-prong plug in place of the 4-prong plug.
The 4-prong plug has red, black, white, and green/yellow wires while the 3-prong plug has red, black, and white wires. The only difference is the green/yellow (ground) wire of the 4-prong plug which is attached to the dryer cabinet. All you have to do is connect the wires of the 3-prong plug in the same way the same wire colors are connected with the 4-prong plug then connect the terminal on the cabinet, where the green/yellow (ground) wire of the 4-prong plug is formerly connected, to the white wire of the 3-prong plug.
the green wire will attach to the dryer cabinet. The white wire will attach to the middle and the other two(red& black) will attach to the outside of the terminal block.
connect green wire back to cabinet rear at green screw..in a 4 wire hookup the green wire from the dryer was supposed to be either cut off or attached back to neutral(center screw)
This is common issue. Due to some building codes the 3-prong
configuration is no longer used in homes. The wiring is similar with
one exception. The 4-wire plug uses an additional (WHITE) NEUTRAL wire.
Here's a brief explanation of how the plugs are configured:
Dryer 3 prong wire configuration:
RED - 120 VAC
GREEN - GROUND
BLACK - 120 VAC
Dryer 4 prong wire configuration:
RED - 120 VAC
GREEN - GROUND
BLACK - 120 VAC
WHITE - NEUTRAL
BOTH plugs provide the SAME source voltages to your appliance:
220 VAC - provided across the RED and BLACK leads are what drives your heating circuitry.
120 VAC - usually tapped of the BLACK wire is used to run the drive motor and timer on MOST dryers.
The wire terminal block in the back of the dryer should have a black,
white, and red wire running to it from the dryer wiring harness. With
the 4 prong plug, simply attach the BLACK, WHITE and RED wires at the
terminal block ensuring that you match the RED and BLACK wires as they
are configured and attach the WHITE wire at the remaining terminal lug.
Make sure you screw them all down securely. Attach the remaining GREEN
wire to chassis (dryer frame) ground. I hope this helps you.
This is common issue. Due to some building codes the 3-prong configuration is no longer used in homes. The wiring is similiar with one exception. The 4-wire plug uses an additonal (WHITE) NEUTRAL wire.
Here's a brief explanation of how the plugs are configured:
Dryer 3 prong wire configuration:
RED - 120 VAC
GREEN - GROUND
BLACK - 120 VAC
Dryer 4 prong wire configuration:
RED - 120 VAC
GREEN - GROUND
BLACK - 120 VAC
WHITE - NEUTRAL
BOTH plugs provide the SAME source voltages to your appliance:
220 VAC - provided across the RED and BLACK leads are what drives your heating circuitry.
120 VAC - usually tapped of the BLACK wire is used to run the drive motor and timer on MOST dryers.
The wire terminal block in the back of the dryer should have a black, white, and red wire running to it from the dryer wiring harness. With the 4 prong plug, simply attach the BLACK, WHITE and RED wires at the terminal block ensuring that you match the RED and BLACK wires as they are configured and attach the WHITE wire at the remaining terminal lug. Make sure you screw them all down securely. Attach the remaining GREEN wire to chassis (dryer frame) ground. I hope ths helps you.
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