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Home » Appliance Repair Help » Wiring Help

Wiring Help

The most commonly used outlet receptacle for an Electric range and Dryer plug is an 4 wire outlet. This should help you tell what wire goes where when installing this receptacle.

Look for the markings GND, W or white, X & Y on the back of the receptacle.

Changing from a 3 to 4 wire hookup on an electric dryer.

Dryer Repair Parts

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