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Just been turned down for installing a 6/2wg to a cook-top that is only rated 240v. Red Blk and bare ground from cook-top NO Wht. Can someone tell me tell me what article in the NEC I am in violation of.

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Were you told why you were turned down ??
Can you provide specifics.. what type cable (NM ?) what size breaker ? what size cooktop ?
 
silver hair said:
Just been turned down for installing a 6/2wg to a cook-top that is only rated 240v. Red Blk and bare ground from cook-top NO Wht. Can someone tell me tell me what article in the NEC I am in violation of.

Thx
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If by cooktop you mean range, see 250.140-

Since 1996, the use of the neutral for the purpose of bonding the frames of ranges has been banned for new installs.
In other words you may need a four wire pull-2 hots, 1 neutral ,and an egc-if the equipment would require a neutral.
 
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As Augie alluded to the devil is in the details. For straight 240 volts the 6/2 is OK but there may be other issues which require more information.
 
silver hair said:
cook- top as in counter top. I did use n/m. amps was not the issue he said I had to have a 4 wire. the cook top does NOT have a neutral.
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If the cooktop didn't require a neutral, than the inspector was wrong-please see the explanation by Dennis Alwon in the last post in the other cooktop thread he updated in the general forum just a few minutes ago.
 
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iwire said:
In most if not all cases a tap cannot end in a receptacle.
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Yes, but if it is direct wired you would not add a cord and plug and if it is cord and plug you would... not sure what difference it makes. I didn't think the poster was saying to add a male plug to a unit that was direct wired...
 
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