Outrageous 3 Wire Cord To 4 Prong Plug

Otherwise you can install whichever cord you need to fit the outlet in your house.

3 wire cord to 4 prong plug. One is to replace the old circuit by installing new four wire cable and a four slot outlet each with a dedicated ground this is a job for an electrician and it brings the circuit up to code. Reassemble the replacement plug and tighten the screws holding it to the cord. This is the requirement for new construction or when a.

Three prong cords and 3 slot outlets were once the norm but since 2008 article 550 16 a 2 of the national electrical code nec has stipulated that connections for electric clothes dryers must be made with a 4 conductor cord and 3 pole 4 wire grounding type plugs or by type ac cable. To see if a cord is working properly plug it into a three prong receptacle. Then fit a plug in circuit tester onto the cord s other end.

5 00 coupon applied at checkout. However in new construction the installation of kitchen ranges and clothes dryers requires a 4 wire cord and plug. The reason this change was mandated by the national electrical code is that the 4 wire setup is inherently safer and better able to prevent electrical shock see previous e mail on 3 wire versus 4 wire dryer cords.

Newer ranges however may have a 4 wire cord with a 4 prong plug or more likely no cord at all. If you install a new range or dryer outlet today it must have four slots to accept a four prong cord. 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.

If you are faced with the problem of a dryer plug and dryer outlet that don t match there are two possible remedies. The new 4 prong construction provides the 4th grounding conductor that was missing in the 3 wire configuration. 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.

Two possible solutions. Save 5 00 with coupon. The purpose of the neutral wire on the 3 wire cord and plug setup it is the return path for the 120 volt loads that handle the range s timer clock lighting etc and it carries that current back to the 240 volt source.