I need to put a power cord on my Maytag DE409 dryer and the wire colors don't match up. The cord I got at the store has a green, black, red, and white wire but the dryer has white, blue, red, and black wires--but the black and red wire are connected to the same place. Do I just match up the colors and substitute blue for green?

The Green is ground.

The red(hot) is on one side and black(hot) is on the other side, and the white(neutral) is in the middle.

Here's a photo of it:

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Were is the blue one on yours?

Jake

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If you're looking at the back of the dryer the red and black wires are on top, connected to the same screw), the white is in the middle and the blue is on the bottom.

Ok, You'll need to take a photo of it and upload it here so I can see whats going on.

Jake

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Will do, thanks for your help!

Ok, sounds good.

Jake

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