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My Dryer has a 3 prong to 4 prong plug setup and my dryer is not working right, what am I doing wrong? How to Wire a 3-wire Clothes Dryer: You may find yourself with either a 3-wire or 4-wire electric dryer, or a 3-wire or 4-wire outlet. |
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[ad#block] Electrical Question: My Dryer has a 3 prong to 4 prong plug setup and my dryer is not working right, what am I doing wrong?
I have a 3 prong to a 4 prong dryer plug setup and the heating element is not working.
I need to know what’s wrong.
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Thanks for your electrical wiring question.
How to Wire a 3Wire Clothes Dryer
- Wiring a Dryer for a 3-wire or 4-wire cord
- See an electric dryer installation with a typical 220 Volt electric power cord wiring system. You may find yourself with either a 3-wire or 4-wire electric dryer, or a 3-wire or 4-wire outlet. Lets look a how the electric dryer is wired and what to do if your cord does not match the plug.
The Following will help you with your Electric Clothes Dryer Problems
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I have a Kenmore front loading dryer that the heating element broke. I took off the front panel, disconnected the wires, and took the element in to have it tested. The element itself was fine, I just needed to replace the other two parts (fuses or thermostat I think?) Anyways, now I dont know what wires go to what, and I dont understand the schematics. can you help?
Roxanne, if your describing the two wires that connect to the 240 volt heating element then it should not matter because the heating element is not polarity sensitive.