Make Electrical Connection - Maytag MEC7430BB 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. Connect the cooktop cable to the junction box
through the UL listed or CSA approved conduit connector.
Electrical Connection Options
For cooktops with a 4-wire cable:
If your home has: And you will be
connecting to:
4-wire direct A fused
disconnect or
circuit breaker
box
5"
(12.7 cm)
3-wire direct A fused
disconnect or
circuit breaker
box
3 "
(8.9 cm)
For cooktops with a 3-wire cable:
If your home has: And you will be
connecting to:
4-wire direct A fused
disconnect or
circuit breaker
box
5"
(12.7 cm)
3-wire direct A fused
disconnect or
circuit breaker
box
3 "
(8.9 cm)
6

Make Electrical Connection

4-Wire Cable from Power Supply to 4-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. 4-wire cable from power supply
B. Black wires
C. Bare or green wires
D. 4-wire cable from cooktop
Go to Section:
1. Disconnect power.
4-Wire Cable from
2. Remove junction box cover, if present.
Power Supply to
3. Connect the flexible cable conduit from the cooktop to the
4-Wire Cable from
Cooktop
4. Tighten screws on conduit connector if present.
3-Wire Cable from 5. Connect the two black wires together using the UL listed wire
Power Supply to
4-Wire Cable from
6. Connect the two red wires together using the UL listed wire
Cooktop
7. Connect the two white wires together using the UL listed wire
8. Connect the green or bare ground wire from the cooktop
Go to Section:
9. Install junction box cover.
10. Reconnect power.
4-Wire Cable from
Power Supply to
3-Wire Cable from
Cooktop
3-Wire Cable from
Power Supply to
3-Wire Cable from
Cooktop
A
B
C
D
E. Junction box
junction box using a UL listed or CSA approved connector for
½" (1.3 cm) conduit.
connectors.
connectors.
connectors.
cable to the green or bare ground wire (in the junction box)
using the UL listed wire connectors.
E
F
G
H
I
F. White wires
G. UL listed wire connector
H. Red wires
I. UL listed or CSA approved
conduit connector