electric dryer prongs

[chopped]

Oh yea Home Depot, Lowes ,Wal Mart, and local hardware stores here have them Ive even seen them in the Dollar store. what I get a kick out of is when you buy a new dryer. They love to scare you into buying a new one, Like its a law or something...I can understand asking and making sure you have one and its in good shape. but to push it like they do is wrong
Walmart.com: Woods 4' 10/4 SRDT Dryer Cord, Black: Electrical

 

[Dutch445]

if you are replacing your current dryer, you already have the cord,, right?

 

[nap61]

I have replaced several dryer cords in the past. 3 to 4 and 4 to 3. Just match the colored wires on the cord with the colored wires on the dryer - red to red, white to white and black to black; the green wire should be attached to the cabinet. replace one wire at a time so as to keep them in their correct location. Don't ask how I know. I just bought a new electric dryer. I had to by the cord separately. when the installers delivered it they wired it red to red, black to black, and both white and green to the white post on the dryer. They also didn't install the strain relief. I checked with several electricians and each said "it would work, but the cabinet would not be grounded and could be a safety hazard". Be careful and have an electrician do the job if you are not fully confident in your ability.

Norm

 

[rus_geek]

When you open the rear of the dryer where the cord goes into the electrical box, you will see three screws next to each other with wires (Red, White, Black) and one screw on the chassis with a green wire. The 4-prong cord will have the same Red, White, Black, and Green wires. Just match the wire to the same color and your good.

One more thing when switching from a three to a four, that copper/brass strip above the white wire in this photo should be attached to the white post when using a three-wire cord, but *not* attached (like in the picture) when using a four-wire cord. In other words, if the three-wire cord is correctly installed, that strap is on the center post and should be removed when connecting the four-wire cord.

-rus-

 

[randy41]

so i got the replacement cord and it sure was easy to replace until i dropped the screw that holds the wire terminal to the power connection (the white one) on the dryer. so it fell into the dryer cabinet somewhere and we couldn't find it so now i have to find the right size screw. of course their house is 40 minutes away. i got the cord at lowes for $22. not sure where to get the screw. and also the dryer is missing one of those plastic feet that screw in but they don't have replacements at lowes.

 

[chopped]

Ive done the saem dropped the screw. ended up on one tipping it upside down and shaking it.. The next time I hjust got a but. Im not sure the thread etc but I am sure ahardare store would have one. or try one at HD..