i have a switch box in the house. My wire coming outside has the black, red, white and ground. The 4 prong plug i have has g-green w-white y for? And x for? Can anybody tell me which one is for black and which one for red? Thanks

I just purchased a new dryer that has a 4 prong/blade plug. My home is older and the installed receptacle is only 3 prong. I thought it best to try to replace the old 3-slot wall receptacle with a new 4-slot. The three wires inside the old receptacle are black, white and bare copper. I see...

Have an old 3 wire 240v range I am installing. I ran a 50amp souple pull circuit with 6/3 wire and installed a 4 prong outlet. How can I convert the range to a four prong plug. Black and Red are easy. Does white go to ground lug on the range and then does green get bonded to the range itself. ...

In my Laundry room I have a 4 prong plug for my dryer. I have a 3 prong plug on my welder. They are both 220 and I have everything I need to make an extension cord in cluding wire, plug and receptacle and gang box. I know how to wire the ground but am not sure where to put the black and white...

I have a dryer I haven't been able to use. I moved into an older house and bought a wall outlet to match the plug that's on the dryer. The problem is, any way I rewire the outlet with given wires it won't work.