Connecting the Green Appliance Wire to a Grounded Supply Wire
or a Grounded Cold Water Pipe – Where Local Codes Permit.
1
Separate the green and white appliance wires.
2
Connect the white appliance wire to the neutral (white) supply wire in the
junction box.
3
Connect the black appliance wire to the black (L1) power supply wire in the
junction box.
4
Connect the red appliance wire to the red (L2) power supply wire in the
junction box.
5
Connect the green appliance wire to a grounded supply wire in the junction
box or to a grounded cold water pipe.
6
If connecting to a grounded cold water pipe, a separate copper grounding
wire (No. 10 minimum) must be connected to a grounded cold water pipe
by means of a clamp and then to an external grounding connector screw.
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
•
Do not ground the appliance to a gas supply pipe or hot water pipe.
•
Do not turn on power to the appliance until the range is permanently grounded.
•
A grounded cold water pipe must have metal continuity to electrical ground and
must not be interrupted by insulating materials. Any insulating materials must be
jumped with a length of No. 4 copper wire securely clamped to bare metal at both
ends.
Figure 16
Cable from
power supply
Junction
box
RED
WHITE
RED
WHITE
GREEN
BLACK
GREEN
BLACK
Wire nut
(4 places)
Conduit from
appliance
Connecting the appliance ground to a grounded junction box wire
Installation
Separate No. 10 (minimum)
copper grounding wire
copper wire
Clamp must be
Metal
tight on pipe
water pipe
or grounded cold water pipe
21
No. 4
Meter
Clamps
Bare metal