Electrical Connection - Whirlpool WDE150LVQ Installation Instructions Manual

WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before servicing.
Use 8 gauge solid copper wire.
Electrically ground oven.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death,
fire, or electrical shock.
This range is manufactured with a neutral (white) power supply
wire and a cabinet-connected green (or bare) ground wire twisted
together.
1. Disconnect power.
2. Remove junction box cover if it is present.
3. Install a UL listed or CSA approved conduit connector to the
junction box.
A
A. UL listed or CSA approved conduit connector
4. Route the flexible conduit from the range to the junction box
through a UL listed or CSA approved conduit connector.
5. Tighten screws on conduit connector.
6. See "Electrical Connection Options Chart" to complete
installation for your type of electrical connection.
Electrical Connection Options Chart
If your home has:
4-wire
½"
(1.3 cm)
3-wire
½"
(1.3 cm)
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Electrical Connection

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4-wire Cable from Home
Power Supply
3-wire Cable from Home
Power Supply
4-Wire Cable from Home Power Supply
IMPORTANT: Use the 4-wire cable from home power supply
where local codes do not allow grounding through neutral, New
Branch circuit installations (1996 NEC), mobile homes,
recreational vehicles, and new construction.
A
B
C
D
A. Cable from home power supply
B. Black wires
C. Red wires
D. 4-wire flexible conduit from
range
E. Junction box
1. Connect the 2 black wires (B) together using a UL listed wire
connector.
2. Connect the 2 red wires (C) together using a UL listed wire
connector.
3. Untwist white wire from green (or bare) ground wire coming
from the range.
4. Connect the 2 white wires (F) together using a UL listed wire
connector.
5. Connect the green (or bare) ground wire (H) from the range
cable to the green (or bare) ground wire (in the junction box)
using a UL listed wire connector.
6. Install junction box cover.
3-Wire Cable from Home Power Supply
IMPORTANT: Use the 3-wire cable from home power supply
where local codes permit a 3-wire connection.
A
B
C
D
E
F
A. Cable from home power supply
B. Junction box
C. Black wires
D. White wires
E. Green (or bare) ground wire
(from range)
E
F
G
H
I
F. White wires
G. UL listed wire connectors
H. Green (or bare) ground wires
I. UL listed or CSA approved
conduit connector
G
H
I
F. 4-wire flexible conduit from
range
G. Red wires
H. UL listed wire connectors
I. UL listed or CSA approved
conduit connector