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Four-Wire Direct Wire

  • A UL-listed strain relief is required.

  • Use UL-listed 4-wire #10 AWG minimum copper conductor cable. Allow at least 1.5 m of wire to allow for removal and installation of the appliance.

  • Remove 12.7 cm of the outer covering from the wire and remove 12.7 cm of insulation from the ground wire a. Cut off approximately 3.8 cm from the other three wires and strip 2.5 cm b insulation from each wire. Bend the ends of the three shorter wires into a hook shape.

    1. Ground Wire

  • Remove the terminal block access cover on the upper back of the appliance.

  • Install UL-listed strain relief into the power cord through-hole.

  • Thread the 4-wire #10 AWG minimum copper power cable prepared in step 1 through the strain relief.

    1. Terminal Block

    2. UL-Listed Strain Relief

    3. UL-Listed 4-Wire Power Cord

  • Transfer the appliance's ground wire from behind the green ground screw to the center of the terminal block.

    Warning
    • This appliance is supplied with the neutral wire grounded. This white ground wire MUST BE MOVED to the neutral terminal when a 4-wire cord is to be used, or where grounding through the neutral conductor is prohibited.

  • Attach the two hot leads (black and red) of the power cord to the outer terminal block screws.

  • Attach the neutral (white) wire to the center screw of the terminal block.

  • Attach the power cord ground wire to the green ground screw.

  • Tighten all screws securely.

  • Reinstall the terminal block access cover.

    1. White Wire moved from Ground Screw

    2. Hot Leads of Power Cord (Black and Red)

    3. Neutral Wire (White)

    4. Power Cord Ground Wire

    5. Ground Screw