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dishwasher with extra ground wire

Where does this extra ground wire connect to? There is one coming from the dish washer to the ground screw (round hole) one coming from the electric wires (round hole), but an extra one too (traditional wire). Do I connect all three to the screw?

Comments (12)

  • 2 years ago

    Picture please, and more details.

  • 2 years ago

    Can you see the picture?

  • 2 years ago

    It does not hurt to have extra ground wires. If its a ground wire, connect it to ground!

  • 2 years ago

    @Charlene Williams, there is no photo on either of your posts thus far in this discussion. You'd see it when viewing the thread if so.

  • 2 years ago

    I do see the picture. Not sure why it’s not showing for others ☹️

  • 2 years ago

    I found a similar picture and question on Reddit and the response was to cut it and cap it with a nut. We had just attached the extra ground wire to the green screw. But the dishwasher still isn’t working. We’ll try cutting it and hope it makes a difference but doesn’t sound like that’s the issue.

  • 2 years ago

    The ground wont make a difference whether it runs ot not. This is AC power, not DC.

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    .jpg and .png should work, at a minimum. Are you using "Photo" to insert it? A link internal to your PC won't work.

  • 2 years ago

    There's apparently a Houzz glitch of some ilk, or you added the photo via some method other than the Photo function on the reply composition. I see the photo when viewing the Appliances forum topic list via my phone (in Firefox on the phone (I do not use the Houzz app). The photo does not appear within the thread on the phone. The photo does not appear at all on my computer (also Firefox).

    This is a screen-shot from my iPhone.


  • 2 years ago

    This is a screen capture of the photo in the topic list on my phone, expanded which makes it lower quality. Is the extra ground wire the one with a ring terminal or is it the wire you're holding at the left?


  • 2 years ago

    Ah! I was wondering if there was a neutral misidentification. In any case, bonding is next to godliness, so all the greenies should be bonded to the chassis metal.

  • 2 years ago

    Again, if it's a ground wire, ground it! It doesn't matter if it's an extra ground wire, code says green wires are ground wires. The manufacturer wouldn't use a green wire for any other use. Ground it!