2007-09-17 11:38:37 · 7 answers · asked by remiemartin 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
this will depend on the total amp draw of your stove...will be listed on nameplate where model number is usually....40 amp =8/3 with ground ...50 amp =6/3 with ground....the nec will allow number 8 with either one but i prefer 6/3 for 50 amp applications....never hurts to be safer than what the law requires...
2007-09-17 15:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A range with a cooktop and oven combo usually is about 40 to 60 amps. You need to look on the name plate to see total amps or in the booklet that came with it and use the fallowing wire sizing ( all this is a 3 wire cable) all copper wire
#10 = 30 amps
#8 = 55 amps
Go a size larger for alum. wire
2007-09-17 21:23:34 · answer #2 · answered by brndnh721 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
10-3 is only good for 30 amps---I believe a stove requires 40 or 50 amps which would be 8-3 or 6-3....check with a local electrician or wiring diagram for the stove/National Electric Code which most libraries carry. Would be a three wire cable which is black, red, and white with a copper ground....black and red for each hot leg, white for neutral and copper for ground.
2007-09-17 19:04:49 · answer #3 · answered by paul h 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
6-3 with ground for a standard 50 amp range circuit.
2007-09-17 23:10:01 · answer #4 · answered by John himself 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Most all of your appliances use a three wire system. You can look at the schematic too. Most are pretty easy to understand
2007-09-17 18:49:37 · answer #5 · answered by Kris_B 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
electric range is wired with 4 #8awg, red blk wht and grn. line and line for the 240V element, line and neutral for the 120v.
the protection is 45A
2007-09-17 23:34:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
240 Volts need 10-3 wire. (that's why I didn't get the smooth top range, don't ask.)
2007-09-17 22:21:13 · answer #7 · answered by dtwladyhawk 6 · 0⤊ 6⤋