dryer three wire or four wire

[kwired]

Most confusing and biggest mistake. A ton of dryers have a green wire connected to the frame, but it simply connects to the neutral. People will then follow the instructions and move it to the neutral terminal people then start saying "its not properly grounded, your green is not on the neutral and not the cord's ground" Keep the green on the frame then people site the instructions. :roll: I'd much rather a strap.


This is correct:

http://www.american-appliance.com/images/image_data/4prongcord_small.jpg

Incorrect:

https://www.google.com/search?q=dry...#imgdii=_ktZ9J7L8rbKwM:&imgrc=Inq8VB7rFoaXQM:

After so much confusion and complaints they just went to a white jumper:

https://www.google.com/search?q=dry...#imgdii=Q3eVkodbbec9WM:&imgrc=eJ1V-C7dWjVYjM:

but if you look closely, people still screw it up :roll: Honestly, just make it a visible strap. Who has the time to open the appliance and trace wires?

IMO it doesn't matter. Back when the visible strap was common I'd say a good percentage of them still were not connected correctly. If you don't understand why you are bonding or isolating you never really know which way is correct, but that only covers those that have some interest in what is going on, the rest just land the 3 or 4 wires in their supply cord and don't even realize there is that jumper to pay attention to.

 

[mbrooke]

IMO it doesn't matter. Back when the visible strap was common I'd say a good percentage of them still were not connected correctly. If you don't understand why you are bonding or isolating you never really know which way is correct, but that only covers those that have some interest in what is going on, the rest just land the 3 or 4 wires in their supply cord and don't even realize there is that jumper to pay attention to.

I'd say so.