Most dishwashers are packaged with the electrical cord not connected. The job of connecting the cord is left to the person performing the installation to provide them with more flexibility when running the cord to the outlet. With older dishwashers, it was not as important to connect the wires to the proper terminals; it would work either way. But with electronic dishwashers with touch panels, it is essential to hook up the wires to the correct terminals on the dishwasher.
Instructions
1. Push the wire end of the cord through the wall under the sink into the space where the dishwasher is being installed.
2. Remove the screws that secure the electrical access panel to the back of the dishwasher. Depending on the dishwasher, the screws on the panel are removed with a nut driver or a Phillips-head screwdriver.
3. Trace the side of the cord that attaches to the small prong on the plug to the other end where the bare wires are located. This is the hot lead. The other wire is the neutral lead, and the copper wire is the ground.
4. Loosen the screws on the three terminals located on the electrical connection on the back of the dishwasher.
5. Remove 2 to 3 inches of insulation off the ends of the wires using a utility knife. Many times, the cord will come with the insulation removed from the ends and this step is not necessary.
6. Insert the ends of the wires through the strain relief if there is one. The strain relief keeps the wires from being pulled out of the terminals if the cord is pulled. Insert the wires through the access panel and push it out of the way until the wires are connected.
7. Wrap the wire that was determined to be the hot lead around the brass-colored terminal and tighten the screw with a flat-head screwdriver. Wrap the other wire around the silver screw and tighten it. Finally, wrap the ground or copper wire around the green screw and tighten it.
8. Pull the access panel forward on the cord and reattach it. Pull the strain relief forward and tighten the screws on it with a Phillips-head screwdriver.
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