February 20, 2012 By Dave Rongey ©2007-2012Author - Licensed Electrical Contractor Filed under Range
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Wire Connections for 3-Wire Range Cords |
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I am placing a 3 wire power cord on a Crosley Kitchen Range.
- The plug wires are not color coded and the stove wires are.
- So how do I know which wires go where on the stoves?
- I do know which one is the neutral.
This electrical question came from: Candace, a Homeowner from Louisville, KY
Dave’s Reply:
Thanks for your electrical question Candace.
Replacing a Kitchen Range Cord
- With a 3-wire 220 volt connection, once the neutral or ground has been identified then the remaining two wires are the two hot wires and each one is attached to the black or red of the range.
- It does not matter which of the two black and red wires goes where, but they must be positively identified.
- Typically with a flat 3-wire range cord the center wire is the ground, and the two outside wires are the power wires.
The Following links will assist you with your Kitchen Range Cord
- Wiring a Kitchen Range Power Cord
- Fully Described Electric Range Installation with a typical 220 Volt electric power cord wiring system.
- You may find yourself with either a 3-wire or 4-wire electric range.
- Lets look at how the electric range is wired and what to do if your cord does not match the plug.
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Hi JR,
From what you stated, the new stove does not require a neutral, so the neutral wire of the circuit is just capped off with a wire nut and the connections for the remaining wires are color to color. Make sure the circuit is OFF.
Happy Cooking!
Dave
I just purchased a electric stove top from a ReStore – its probably only 3 years old. My house stove circuit is wired with 3-wire plus ground (W-R-B) but the newer stove top has just 2 plus ground (Red and Black). What’s up with that and why no neutral (W) with the newer stove top? I’m not using a plug I’m hard wiring.