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    May 19, 2008, 03:56 PM
    Changing electrical wiring on a dryer to fit a 4 prong socket
    :mad: trying to change the electric dryer cord from a three prong to a 4 prong. When opening the back of the dryer, there is only three wiring spots and the 4 prong.. is there a safe way to rig this? HELP!!
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    May 19, 2008, 04:25 PM
    Does this help:

    http://www.diyelectricitysite.org/?p=221

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