New Cooktop Ground doesnt reach
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10-24-19, 09:52 AM
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New Cooktop Ground doesnt reach
I'm installing a new ceramic cooktop; just drop it in and connect 3 wires, right? Except there's an extended box and the ground block is way in the back, and the ground wire from the cooktop doesn't reach. What's the best way to solve this? I don't have a conduit cutting tool; I'm afraid to pigtail it.
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#2
10-24-19, 10:30 AM
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Not quite following you.....
The cooktop has a metal flex whip on it ?
The cooktop has a metal flex whip on it ?
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10-24-19, 01:29 PM
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yes, they all come that way. Pre-fab wiring with about 30" of conduit and 3 6" wires. It looks like it might just be long enough. fingers crossed; I'll know tomorrow
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10-24-19, 01:37 PM
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Yes.... I know how they come. Just not sure what the issue is.
There should be three equal length wires in the whip.
There should be three equal length supply wires.
There should be three equal length wires in the whip.
There should be three equal length supply wires.
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10-24-19, 02:18 PM
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Exactly. And the "equal length" of the ground wire may not be long enough to reach the ground block. There's an extended box and the ground block is 4" back on the bottom. So it's going to be a stretch.
I see now that I *could* cut the drywall and insert the wires into the regular box. Its behind a panel so aesthetics wont apply.
I see now that I *could* cut the drywall and insert the wires into the regular box. Its behind a panel so aesthetics wont apply.
#6
10-24-19, 02:31 PM
You can splice on additional conductor so it reaches.
the flex also needs a connector installed to hold it to the box.
the flex also needs a connector installed to hold it to the box.
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