I have a vacuum cleaner and I need to replace the plug. The vacuum has a black and white wire and I got a three-prong plug (non-ploarized) with a silver and gold prong and a round prong. Do I hook the black wire to the silver or gold prong or does it matter?
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Black always to the bronze colored prong and white always to the silver colored prong and the green should always go to the prong with a green screw or a G marked on it. the ground is always the round prong on a 120v 15 or 20 amp plug, (typical plug in a home is 120v 15 amp)
I’m a electrician. You need to connect the black with the gold and white with the silver. If you don’t have a ground wire in the cord, don’t connect anything to the 3rd prong (round one), but if you do, then connect it to the round one.
If your looking at the plug the black wire gets hooked up to the smaller blade that would be the right side teminal when pluging into the wall the blades on the plug should be different sizes check this you will see the difference. hope that helps.good luck
The gold prong is the hot(black), the silver is the neutral(white), and the round prong is the ground.
White to silver, Black to gold, Green to ground.
From my understanding, you can’t just replace the plug on a vaccuum. You need to replace the whole cord. The plug and the cord are specially made for the power needs of a vacuum. By replacing just the plug, you run a risk of electrical fire.
Take it to a certified Vacuum repair person. Trust me.