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Sat, Dec 10, 11 at 12:57
| Hello, I bought a new GE PHP900 induction cooktop. 40 amp service. The instructions say you need a 3 conductor cable, hooking the red to the red, the black to the black and the white (neutral) and ground get a wire nut together? Why do I need a 3 conductor if 8/2 would suffice and recode the white for red at the box and junction box? |
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| I looked at the instructions for that cooktop, and the words don't mention hooking up a neutral to anything. I think you have found an error in their documentation. Is there a neutral wire attached to this device? Without a neutral wire from the device, 8/2 will work as you describe. If there is a neutral wire, then you need 8/3. |
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| The instruction say "A white (neutral) wire is not needed for this unit." meaning in it is a straight 240 V load. It is down under the "In Canada..." warning. 240 V loads do not require a neutral. Two hot legs and a ground is all. use 8/2 ad re-mark the white as a hot with a turn of black tape at each end, and at any other junction boxes. |
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