I have a 3 prong cord with a green, a white, and a black wire. I'm trying to wire it to my dryer that has a black, a white, and a red
My dryer has a 4-prong plug connected but the electrical dryer outlet is 3 pronged. Can I connect a 3 prong dryer cord
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Never done this before: I'm swapping a 4 prong dryer cord to 3 prong on a Maytag Bravos MCT dryer. Do I just take the middle white wire (not from the cord)
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My four prong 240 V dryer receptacle has no neutral wire when I pulled it out of the wall. The New dryer won't work and is getting weird readings (pic is related).
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