Impressive Converting A Three Prong To A Four Prong
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Converting a three prong to a four prong. The national electrical code began requiring 4 prong receptacles for 220 volt residential circuits in 2000 but it doesn t prohibit you from using. How to install a 3 prong or 4 prong range cordmost electric ranges and stoves do not come with 3 prong or 4 prong range cords anymore. A 3 prong dryer cord was the standard for dryers prior to 2000.
Either way it s a job for an electrician and it usually isn t necessary because there s a better solution. Safety considerations because you are not working on actual circuit wires while installing the cord this is a very safe project. Remove the screws securing the cover on the splice box on the back panel of the range where the cord goes in.
You can simply replace the cord on your new dryer with one that s compatible. The switch to a 4 prong outlet was due to a flaw in the 3 prong outlet design. Pull off the cover and set it aside.
How to convert 3 prong dryer cord to 4 prong. In a 3 prong outlet the ground and neutral wires are. If you want to replace your three prong dryer outlet with a four prong one you have to run a ground wire back to the panel and connect it to the panel s ground bus.
An alternative would be to ground the outlet separately to a metal stake driven into the ground or possibly to a suitable metal water pipe. When you convert from the 3 prong to the 4 prong configuration you must make sure that the dryer s neutral terminal is not connected to the case ground.