3 Wire To 4 Wire Dryer Plug. How to wire a dryer with 4 wires to a 3 wire plug step 1. Remove the plate covering the electrical connections and remove the four screws holding the red white.
Cut a 6 inch piece of awg 10 solid copper wire. Newer dryers however have a 4 wire cord with a 4 prong plug. Changing dryer cords from 4 wire to 3 wire tools and materials.
If there is a white wire coming from inside the dryer and connecting to the ground screw remove it from the ground screw and connect it to the neutral center terminal on the dryer s wiring block.
Before installing the three prong cord you will need to return your electrical. Remove the 3 wire dryer cord and install the replacement 4 wire dryer cord. Instead the center wire of the flat cable is the neutral and the outer two are both hot wires. Remove the plate covering the electrical connections and remove the four screws holding the red white.