Make Electrical Connection - Whirlpool GCI3061X Installation Instructions Manual

WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before servicing.
Use 8 gauge copper wire.
Electrically ground cooktop.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death,
fire, or electrical shock.
This cooktop is manufactured with a frame-connected, green (or
bare) ground wire.
1. Disconnect power.
2. Remove junction box cover if it is present.
3. Connect the flexible cable conduit from the cooktop to the
junction box using a UL listed or CSA approved conduit
connector.
A
A. UL listed or CSA approved conduit connector
4. Tighten screws on conduit connector if present.
5. 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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Make 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 in
the U.S. where local codes do not allow grounding through
neutral, New Branch circuit installations (1996 NEC), mobile
homes and recreational vehicles, new construction, and in
Canada.
A
B
C
D
A. Cable from home power supply
B. Red wires
C. Green (or bare) ground wires
D. 3-Wire cable from cooktop
E. Junction box
1. Connect the 2 red wires (B) together using a UL listed wire
connector.
2. Connect the green (or bare) ground wire (C) from the cooktop
cable to the green (or bare) ground wire (in the junction box)
using a UL listed wire connector.
3. Put a UL listed wire connector on the end of the white wire (F).
NOTE: Do not connect the green (or bare) ground wire to the
neutral (white) wire in the junction box.
4. Connect the 2 black wires (H) together using a UL listed wire
connector.
5. Install junction box cover.
E
F
G
H
I
F. White wire (from home power
supply)
G. UL listed wire connector
H. Black wires
I. UL listed or CSA approved
conduit connector with wire
bushing