Cooktop wiring
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12-15-16, 06:57 PM
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Cooktop wiring
I have a Kitchen Aid induction cooktop that I want to wire. The instructions offer two wiring methods using either 3 wire or 4 wire power supply.
I want to know which is the better connection. The 4 wire connection has black to black, red to red, bare ground from cooktop to bare ground from power supply, and white from home power supply is capped off in the junction box.
The three wire connection has red to red, black to black, bare ground from cooktop to white neutral wire from home power supply.
my power supply wire is 6-3 with ground wired through a 50amp breaker.
If the three wire option is better, what should I do with the remaining bare ground from the home power supply?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I want to know which is the better connection. The 4 wire connection has black to black, red to red, bare ground from cooktop to bare ground from power supply, and white from home power supply is capped off in the junction box.
The three wire connection has red to red, black to black, bare ground from cooktop to white neutral wire from home power supply.
my power supply wire is 6-3 with ground wired through a 50amp breaker.
If the three wire option is better, what should I do with the remaining bare ground from the home power supply?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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12-15-16, 07:08 PM
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Ray, can you be more specific. There is no white neutral wire from the cooktop. Just black, red, bare ground. I have a 4 wire supply line, and being told to cap off the neutral.
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12-15-16, 07:36 PM
Cap Off Neutral/White wire in the 6/3 and connect ground to ground.
Your cooktop is straight 240V and does not use a Neutral.
Take a look at the specs for the Cooktop, I'm guessing it will say 40amp breaker Max. but I could be wrong. Induction draws a lot of power.
Your cooktop is straight 240V and does not use a Neutral.
Take a look at the specs for the Cooktop, I'm guessing it will say 40amp breaker Max. but I could be wrong. Induction draws a lot of power.
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12-15-16, 08:34 PM
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Another question concerning this cooktop wiring.
Should I run a ground wire from the metal junction box to the connection of the two bare grounds? in other words should I ground the junction box ?
Should I run a ground wire from the metal junction box to the connection of the two bare grounds? in other words should I ground the junction box ?
