Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - Oven wiring question

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mtujohn
11-21-05, 03:19 PM
I have replaced an older wall oven unit that had white-red-black and no copper ground at the junction box. New harness has w-r-b and copper. Wire run to the breaker also has no ground.

Instructions are a bit confusing since it does not address this situation and I am unsure if I connect copper w/ neutral, ignore the ground or if I should run copper to the breaker ground (or to a nearby copper water line).

dave6466
11-21-05, 05:23 PM
I might be sticking my neck out here & get a chewing from the electricians on the other forum but... If the white wire (neutral) is connected in the panel box to the same lug as the bare ground wires I see no reason not to have the ground & neutral connected together on the stove harness. Anyone else have any comments on this? Dave
ampz
11-21-05, 07:12 PM
Since this is a new range the wiring must be updated to meet 05' code requirements.That means an 8 or 6 gauge{depending upon amperage requirements} 3 conductor cable must be run from the panel to feed the range & connected to a breaker sized accordingly.The white conductor {neutral} is never to be connected together with the equipment grounding conductor at any appliance or peice of equipment

dave6466
11-21-05, 07:42 PM
There you go mtujohn. I should have known better. I'll stick to the appliance repair questions. I'm not up to date on the new codes & should'nt venture an
answer. I am curious though ampz, if the neutral wire & ground go to the same bar in the breaker box, why is it not acceptable to have them together at the appliance? Dave
mtujohn
11-22-05, 07:15 AM
Thanks - I will do so.
ampz
11-24-05, 06:10 PM
Without going into a long synopsis on electrical theory.... If the equipment grounding conductor & the neutral are connected at the appliance it could cause the frame of the appliance to become energized.