jrref
12-09-2023, 05:11 PM
We are replacing our electric cooktop that came with our 2016 home in the Villages with an induction cooktop. Currently our electric cooktop is the drop in type where it fits in a cutout made in the granite.
That said, we are waiting for the installer but I noticed the electric supply coming from the wall is 4-wire 220V, Red, Black, White and Green while the new cooktop is 3-wire 220V, Red Black and Green. The old electric cooktop uses all 4 wires. I want to make sure the installer connects the electric up correctly. We have a 40 Amp breaker which is what the new cooktop calls for. From my research, The white neutral wire from the wall was used in stoves and cooktops that requiered 110V for a clock or some part of the unit. Where my new cooktop runs only on 220VAC. What I expect the installer to do is connect Red to Red, Black to Black and Green to Green and cap off the White Neutral. I don't believe current electric code allows connecting the White neutral to the Green ground wire at the appliance or anywhere else beyond the electrical panel.
Has anyone had this type of replacement done and if so how did they connect the electrical? There is no plug. The cooktop is hard wired to the electrical box in the wall.
BTW, I believe the comparable GE electric cooktop also is 3-wire so the fact that my new cooktop is induction should make no difference.
Thanks in advance.
That said, we are waiting for the installer but I noticed the electric supply coming from the wall is 4-wire 220V, Red, Black, White and Green while the new cooktop is 3-wire 220V, Red Black and Green. The old electric cooktop uses all 4 wires. I want to make sure the installer connects the electric up correctly. We have a 40 Amp breaker which is what the new cooktop calls for. From my research, The white neutral wire from the wall was used in stoves and cooktops that requiered 110V for a clock or some part of the unit. Where my new cooktop runs only on 220VAC. What I expect the installer to do is connect Red to Red, Black to Black and Green to Green and cap off the White Neutral. I don't believe current electric code allows connecting the White neutral to the Green ground wire at the appliance or anywhere else beyond the electrical panel.
Has anyone had this type of replacement done and if so how did they connect the electrical? There is no plug. The cooktop is hard wired to the electrical box in the wall.
BTW, I believe the comparable GE electric cooktop also is 3-wire so the fact that my new cooktop is induction should make no difference.
Thanks in advance.