How Do You Install An Electric Dryer Power Cord?
An electric dryer has a three- or four-prong power cord. Before 1990, the power cable on a dryer came with a three-prong configuration using the neutral wire for grounding. Extremely high electrical surges can overload the three-prong arrangement, so a fourth wire was added for grounding since then. Consequently, houses are equipped with 220 outlets bearing either a three- or four-slot socket depending on construction dates. Install a power cable on your dryer to match the outlet in the home. Unplug the dryer and open the power cable access panel. Loosen the bolt or screw on the back of the dryer just above the opening for the power cord. Remove the plate to access the terminals. Identify the terminals. Three terminals line up in a row behind the access plate that are color coded with a white terminal between the black and red ones. The red and black terminals are for hot wires and the white is the neutral. The fourth ground terminal is a bolt on the steel backing that is just outside
