@@ryanshannon6963 Because the center is neutral, the left and right are each of the 120V (hot) phases to give 240V total to the dryer. What phase goes to which side is not important. So center == neutral, left = hot, right = hot
Same here. The other videos said middle wire to middle, terminal but I never knew if the others two had polarity (like line and neutral). Thank you OP.
@@loganrose9666 No, yours isn't different and it doesn't matter which side the two side wires attach to. The first time you tried you must not have made a proper connection on any one of the three wires. When you swapped the two outer wires, you then likely made the correct connection needed for your appliance to run. The only one that matters as far as order goes is the wire in the middle needs the middle terminal. I've ben servicing appliances for over 50 years. Hope that helps.
Thank you! Excellent and informative video. Right to the point. I don't have the money for an electrician and am thrilled to find your video with simple to follow instructions. 😊
THANK YOU...... FINALLY someone who has a clue that while most of us are Backyard "Mechanics" we still need a little help on the stupid everyday things we come across. He also tells us like w he remembers to talk to us like we are NOT Idiots but like a REAL Person that has thought "If I was doing this, what would i need to know" THANK YOU AGAIN!! Bud
Thank you. Was afraid to get the left and right mixed up because I didn’t take a picture when I took everything apart. I was relieved when you said that the left or right didn’t matter.
I must admit. When our new dryer arrived. I didn't expect the chord to come how it did and looked for a video to help me out. Thank you for this short and sweet video.
@@Eledaraumar we get everything from furniture surplus stores. Got us a brand new Samsung, never used for like 3 or 400 less than what it would cost at a regular store
I agree with the prior two comments; simple , direct, I got exactly what I needed. I wondered why the wires were not colored. Now I know it doesnt matter which side they attach to. Thanks!
Ayeee thank you so much!!! My dyer wasn't drying after I hooked up my cord. I swapped the middle and the left one by accident. I wrapped them back and now my dryer dries perfect! Thanks again!!
This is amazing for us non electrically inclined people. Not only was it simple, it seems he was using my exact band and model of dryer and cables. Same strain relief and everything (I had no ideas what those where for)!!!
I plugged the power side first the side that goes into the wall. There was a huge, loud shock. It scared the hell out of me and burned a hole through my shorts and somehow i didn’t get shocked i was very lucky
Thank you. And to the person who said it doesn't matter which side they're on. The instructions for my Whirlpool dryer refer to color match for the three prong, and the three prong does not have colors and you can't see colors inside the dryer electric box thingy. Who knew you don't get electric cord with a new dryer? Always bought used and they throw that in.
Yes it doesn’t matter because it’s alternating current meaning the current/electricity flows in an out of both wires. When you’re dealing with DC electric it’s different you typically have a black and red wire but housing electricity is ran on alternating current/AC
Hi. Thank you for this video I installed the cord this same way but the dryer won’t turn on but when I open the door the light inside goes on any ideas what could be wrong? Or defective dryer
I got my dryer used. Doesn't have a strain relief, the terminal block is just hanging it's not secured, and I'm recently widowed feeling overwhelmed with all I have to learn!!
My Whirlpool Dryer looks EXACTLY like your picture. However, the strain relief device will not fit through the circular hole. It appears slightly too large. Is there a trick I am missing? PS: Thanks for tell us “It doesn’t matter which side they’re on.” I though there was a significance.
What about the ground wire? The dryer comes with it attached by a screw to the outer shell on the left. The instruction pamphlet says to unscrew this & also attach this to the center. I don’t to get electrocuted!
I did this but I was told it was wrong. The dryer runs hot for 10 minutes and then it’s cold and shuts off the breaker so I don’t know what the problem is now they’re telling me on the back of his dryer book that I’m supposed to move the white wire over to another area I’m not really understanding
I did it just like this on mine and power is going through it, but somehow power is moving through the dryer itself as a conductor, and i get a little shock if I touch something else metal. something is not grounded correctly.
I collect this dryer machine with a simple 2 prongs plug, which is not the original from this G.E. How can I find out if this dryer is really 220V? Because so far, I am using On a 120V outlet, I am afraid to burn it if I connect to a 220V Tkx for the further help.
No matter what we do, the strain relief clamps won’t stay in place. They have these little side tabs that appear like they’re supposed to fit just inside the hole, but we can’t get them to. Why doesn’t this video mention those tabs at all?
I’m having trouble. On the terminal block behind the red wire.. mine doesn’t have the part that the screw screws into to connect both cables.. It’s just the face of the red wire. Can I unite two wires on the terminal block and the other one where it goes?
What do you use to get the cover off in order to hook up the new cord? It’s not a regular screw. I don’t think I have a tool that I can use. So frustrating trying to figure this out by myself
When he says disconnect power.... in other words which would've been much more helpful to me.....Turn The Breaker Off I simply wanted to make sure I had the right one and it fit into the wall before doing anything else Boy did I get a pop n burn FLIP THE BREAKER FIRST
