Range Cord Terminations

[jmellc]

Someone sent me this pic of terminations on a Premier brand range. Never heard of the brand before. Looks to me like the neutral is missing from the terminal strip. I never saw a range without a visible neutral wire to center. Friend said he connected neutral from cord to center & pulled the bonding strap as I said do, green to chassis ground. Worked fine. Factory must have neutral terminated internally. I haven’t connected a range in over 5 years now. Has that become common?

 

[infinity]

What did the nameplate say about the voltage?

 

[curt swartz]

There are no connections on the back of that terminal block. Range is obviously straight 240V so no neutral connection needed. The only thing modern ranges need the neutral for is the incandescent light. The electronic controls can be run off of 120V or 240V.

 

[jmellc]

There are no connections on the back of that terminal block. Range is obviously straight 240V so no neutral connection needed. The only thing modern ranges need the neutral for is the incandescent light. The electronic controls can be run off of 120V or 240V.

I wondered about that but I didn’t recall ever seeing a range without a neutral.

 

[jmellc]

What did the nameplate say about the voltage?

I didn’t think to ask for a pic of nameplate. I’ll see if he can still send it. Probably not if he's got it in place. Most ranges I ever saw had them on the back. I saw a very few with it in the door frame.

 

[hbiss]

White shouldn't go to the right terminal. Red should. White should be insulated and stored.

-Hal

 

[LarryFine]

Remove the white and insulate it, put the red in its place, leave the bonding jumper in place, and install the nuts!

 

[suemarkp]

Range nameplates can be hidden. Check the lower drawer. May be on the side in the bottom drawer opening and not on the drawer itself.

 

[suemarkp]

Could also remove the bonding jumper and put the green wire under the green screw. White on the middle terminal that goes nowhere, and red abd black on the end terminals.

 

[qcroanoke]

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Remove the white and insulate it, put the red in its place, leave the bonding jumper in place, and install the nuts!

Then turn it on and see if it blows!

 

[curt swartz]

Range nameplates can be hidden. Check the lower drawer. May be on the side in the bottom drawer opening and not on the drawer itself.

The name plate would include voltage info but not wiring diagram. The wiring diagram is usually right next to the wiring compartment.

Most appliance installers can't follow the picture on how to install a 4-wire cord even though the are staring at it the entire time they are trying to connect the cord.

 

[suemarkp]

The nameplate could give a clue whether it is 240/120 or straight 240V.

 

[hbiss]

Friend said he connected neutral from cord to center & pulled the bonding strap as I said do, green to chassis ground

Ok, that actually would be a better way to do it since the center terminal goes nowhere if you remove the ground strap. Then connect the green to the chassis ground screw (bottom right). That way you have no loose unconnected conductors for somebody who knows nothing to complain about. And the connection block conforms to standard practices.

-Hal