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ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
For a permanently connected laundry center:
ALL ELECTRIC Laundry
Centers
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The following are specific requirements for
proper and safe electrical installation
of your laundry
center. Failure to follow these instructions can create
electrical shock and/or a fire hazard.
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This appliance MUST be DroDerlvorounded. Electrical shock
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can result if the laundry center is not properly grounded. Follow
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the instructions in this manual for proper grounding.
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DO not use an extension cord with this laundrv center. Some
extension cords are not designed to withstand the amounts of
electrical current this laundry center utilizes and can melt,
creating electrical shock and/or fire hazard. Locate the laundry
center within reach of the receptacle for the length power cord
to be purchased, allowing some slack in the cord, Refer to the
pre-installation
requirements in this manual for the proper
power cord to be purchased.
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A U.L approved strain relief must be installed onto Dower
cord. If the strain relief is not attached, the cord can be pulled
out of the laundry center and can be cut by any movement of
the cord, resulting in electrical shock.
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Do not use an aluminum wired receptacle with a copper
wired power cord and pIuq (or vice versa). A chemical reaction
occurs between copper and aluminum and can cause electrical
shorts. The proper wiring and receptacle is a copper wired
power cord with a copper wired receptacle OR aluminum
wired power cord with an aluminum wired receptacle,
NOTE: Laundry centers operating on a 208 volt power supply
will have longer drying times than laundry centers operating
on a 240 volt power supply.
GROUNDING
REQUIREMENTS
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tmproper
connection
of the equipment
grounding conductor can result in a risk of electrical shock.
Check with a licensed electrician if you are in doubt as to
whether the appliance is properly grounded.
The laundry center MUST be connected to a grounded metal,
permanent
wiring
system;
or an equipment
grounding
conductor
MUST be run with the circuit conductors
and
connected to the equipment-grounding
terminal or lead on
the appliance.
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Improper
connection
of the equipment
grounding conductor can result in a risk of electrical shock.
Check with a licensed electrician if you are in doubt as to
whether the appliance is properly grounded.
For a arounded cord connected laundry center:
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The laundry center MUST be grounded.
In the event of
malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk
of electrical shock by providing a path of least resistance for
the electrical current.
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Since your laundry center is equipped with a power supply
cord having an equipment-grounding
conductor
and a
grounding
plug, the plug MUST be plugged
into an
appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in
accordance with all codes and ordinances. If in doubt, call a
licensed electrician.
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All GAS Laundry
Centers
The laundry center, when installed, MUST be electrically
grounded in accordance with local codes, or in the absence
of local codes, with the National Electrical Codes, ANSI!NFPA
(latest edition) or in Canada, CSA C22.1 Canadian Electrical
Code Part 1.
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(grounding) plug for your protection against shock hazard
and should be plugged directly into a properly grounded
three-prong receptacle. Do not cut or remove the grounding
prong from this plug.
For a qrounded cord-connected laundry center:
I. The laundry center MUST be grounded. In the event of
malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk
of electrical shock by a path of least resistance for electrical
current.
2. If your laundry center is equipped with a power supply cord
having an equipment-grounding
conductor and a grounding
plug, the plug MUST be plugged into an appropriate, copper
wired receptacle that is properly installed and grounded in
accordance with all local codes and ordinances. If in doubt,
call a licensed electrician.
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