Four Wire Oven to a Three Wire Circuit
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How to Make the Electrical Wiring Connections for a 3-Wire or 4-Wire 240 Volt Electric Oven © By: Dave Rongey |
Wiring Diagrams for 3 and 4 Wire Ovens
[ad#block]Electrical Question: My new oven has four wires one black one white one red and one ground but my house has only a black a white and ground.
How should I connect the oven? black to black and white to white and ground to ground but what do I do with the red wire from the oven?
This electrical question came from: Randy, a Homeowner from Hurst, Texas.
Dave’s Reply:
Thanks for your electrical question Randy.
Wiring Connections for a 3-Wire or 4-Wire oven
How to Make the Electrical Wiring Connections for a 3-Wire or 4-Wire 240 Volt Electric Oven
- Many ovens are now wired with a separate white neutral wire, however when installing a new oven in an older home it is found that the original oven circuit did not have a separate white neutral wire.
- The good news is that the new oven may still be installed when following a procedure where the wiring connections are carefully understood as described in the following.
Oven Electrical Wiring Connections
- Wiring Options for a Kitchen Oven
- Fully Described Kitchen Electric Oven Installation with a typical 220 Volt electric circuit. You may find yourself with either a 3-wire or 4-wire electric oven.
Lets look at how the electric oven is wired and the possible solutions if your circuit does not seem to the same.
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