My home has a 3-prong electric outlet for the range and my new stove came with a 4-prong cable. The guys at Lowes in the electric department recommended that I change the cable instead of the receptacle. So I bought a 3-prong cable...
My confusion is that the 4-prong cable has color coding (white,red,black, and green-for ground), but the 3-prong cable doesn't.
How do I connect the new 3-prong cable? I heard that the "white" cable (happens to be in the middle of the three cables in my range) has to connect with the middle of the cables in the 3-prung cable. Is that correct?
I was also told that because there is no fourth cable, to leave the grounding screw alone in the range (where the green cable used to be connected).
Any help appreciated. I need to connect this range soon or there will be no turkey for Thansgiving :-)
Thanks much!
Jose
2006-11-21 23:57:58 · 4 answers · asked by Jose C 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The center terminal on the plug, indeed, needs to be connected to the white wire and the red and black wires to the side terminals. You need to connect a ground wire preferably green from someplace on the stove to the grounding connection on the plug. The stove will work just fine without it but if something goes wrong with the internal wiring of the stove, the chassis could become "hot" and the breaker wouldn't trip. Should that happen, you could get shocked with 120 V when you touch the range and something that is grounded at the same time. Probably won't happen but it has and, once in a great long while, something bad happens. Have a good turkey.
2006-11-22 00:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by DelK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the regulations just recently changed within the past couple of years requiring new homes to be built with the 4 prong recepticals rather than the 3 prong recepticals for 220 V outlets. If your dryer is pretty new, within the last 4 years or so... the cord that is attached to it now should be able to be interchanged with a 4 prong cord by simply buyingh a four prong cord and screwing the eylets to the correct connections on the back of your dryer. If your cord cannot be switched out, then I would go backward and replace the 4 prong box with a 3 prong box. I would do it this way so that all your electrical connections are inside a receptical, instead of having 220 Volt wires just wire nuted together.okay good luck.
2016-03-29 05:21:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF the new cable is a flat type 3 wire cable yes you are correct the Neutral is in the middle as far as your Ground, there should be a copper strap between the ground screw and the Neutral screw on the range it's self, If not you can get a Piece of #10 thhn (single strand wire)and use forked stacons (crimp terminals)to make the jumper between the ground and neutral screws. Hope this helps
2006-11-22 00:05:53 · answer #3 · answered by Ray D 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jose" If "Home Depot" suggested this, call them or go back and ask them. Take the cord with you, get the right one to stop further problems.
2006-11-22 00:12:15 · answer #4 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋