Whirlpool 30" ELECTRIC MODULARDOWNDRAFT COOKTOP Service Manual page 18

GROUNDED NEUTRAL
1. Connect the bare and white appliance cable
wires to the white (neutral) power supply
wire.
2. Carefully check each connection and make
sure that it is secure, and that no bare
wires can short together.
3. Twist a wire connector over the free ends
of the white wires.
4. Position the wires inside the junction box,
and install the cover.
white and green or
bare grounding
wires
red wires
black wires
If Local Codes Permit Connecting Cooktop
Grounding Wire To White (Neutral) Wire In
Junction Box
Wiring To The Cooktop Junction Box
UNGROUNDED NEUTRAL
1. Connect the white appliance cable wire to
the white (neutral) power supply wire.
2. Connect the bare grounding appliance
cable wire to the green grounding power
supply wire.
3. Twist wire connectors over the free ends of
the white and green wires. IMPORTANT:
Do not connect the bare grounding wire
to the white (neutral) wires in the junc-
tion box.
4. Carefully check each connection and make
sure that it is secure, and that no bare
wires can short together.
5. Position the wires inside the junction box,
and install the cover.
bare or green
grounding
wires
red wires
black wires
Four-Wire Electrical System
If Local Codes Do Not Permit Connecting
Cooktop Grounding Wire To White (Neutral)
Wire In Junction Box
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white wires
OR