Whirlpool WCE55US0HS Installation Instructions Manual page 8

3-Wire Cable from Power Supply to 4-Wire Cable
from Cooktop
IMPORTANT: Use the 3-wire cable from power supply where
local codes permit connecting the frame-ground conductor to
the neutral (white) junction box wire:
A
B
C
D
A. 3-wire cable from power supply
B. Red wires
C. White and green or bare ground
wires (from cooktop)
D. 4-wire cable from cooktop
E. Junction box
1. Disconnect power.
2. Remove junction box cover, if present.
3. Connect the flexible, cable conduit from the cooktop to
the junction box using UL listed or CSA approved conduit
connector.
4. Tighten screws on conduit connector if present.
5. Connect the two black wires together using the UL listed
wire connectors.
6. Connect the two red wires together using the UL listed wire
connectors.
7. Connect the green or bare and white cooktop cable wires to
the white (neutral) wire in the junction box using the UL listed
wire connectors.
8. Connect the green or bare ground wire from the cooktop
cable to the green or bare ground wire (in the junction box)
using the UL listed wire connectors.
9. Install junction box cover.
10. Reconnect power.
8
E
F
G
H
I
F. White wire (from power supply)
G. UL listed wire connector
H. Black wires
I. UL listed or CSA approved
conduit connector
4-Wire Cable from Power Supply to 3-Wire Cable
from Cooktop
IMPORTANT: Use the 4-wire cable from power supply where
local codes do not permit connecting the frame-ground
conductor to the neutral (white) junction box wire:
A
B
C
D
A. 4-wire cable from power supply
B. Red wires
C. Green or bare ground wire
(from cooktop)
D. 3-wire cable from cooktop
E. Junction box
1. Disconnect power.
2. Remove junction box cover, if present.
3. Connect the flexible cable conduit from the cooktop to the
junction box using a UL listed or CSA approved conduit
connector.
4. Tighten screws on conduit connector if present.
5. Connect the two black wires together using the UL listed
wire connectors.
6. Connect the two red wires together using the UL listed wire
connectors.
7. Connect the green or bare ground wire from the cooktop
cable to the green or bare ground wire (in the junction box)
using the UL listed wire connectors.
8. Put a UL listed wire connector on the end of the white wire.
NOTE: Do not connect the bare ground wire to the neutral
(white) wire in the junction box.
9. Install junction box cover.
10. Reconnect power.
E
F
G
H
I
F. White wire (from power supply)
G. UL listed wire connector
H. Black wires
I. UL listed or CSA approved
conduit connector