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How do you hook up a range outlet with one red wire one black wire and one white wire?
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∙ 13y ago
There should be 3 insulated lugs in the dryer, two hots and a neutral. Connect the red and black wires in your new cord to the hot lugs (red & black are interchangeable), and the white neutral to the neutral lug. Neutral is the center wire on your older 3-wire cord, and should be a silver screw. Connect the green ground wire directly to the chassis of the sryer using a convienent screw. Use the four prong cord if you can. It is safer because it has the extra ground wire which older cords did not. If the neutral lug is bonded to the chassis, break that bond. It is for older 3-wire cords and is not needed with your modern 4-wire cord. Also, see the question "Is it possible to put a 4-prong plug on a dryer that uses a 3-prong plug and how would you do this?" It is a very similar question with more answers.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoA range, when purchased new, can be supplied with either a 4 prong plug or a 3 prong plug. It is the purchaser's choice and when you bought a new range, the seller should have asked you which type you need. If he didn't, you should go back and have him provide a new 3 prong cord and plug in exchange for the new 4 prong type.
If the range was not purchased new, you'd have to purchase a 3 wire cord and plug at a home store or electrical equipment supplier and change the cord. There will be instructions in the back of the range when you open it up advising how to change the cord and showing how to hook it up to a 3 wire outlet. <><><>
It is much better - and safer - to upgrade the outlet to a 4 prong version. The requisite wiring may already be in place. For a 240 Volt range you need two "Hot" wires (red and black), a "Neutral" wire (white) and a Ground wire (green or bare copper wire). If that wiring is not already in place, you'll need to rewire the range supply circuit from the breaker box to be safe. It will be a either a small job or a large job but, either way, necessary. <><><> For more information see the answer to the Related Question shown below.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
If you do this work yourself, always turn off the power
at the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work
AND
always use an electricians test meter having metal-tipped probes
(not a simple proximity voltage indicator)
to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
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∙ 12y agofor USA, Canada and other countries running a 60 Hz supply service.
Providing power for a dryer can't be done just by changing a range outlet to a larger size.
They are different sized outlets and there are very important technical reasons for this difference. These two kinds of outlets supply quite different electrical loads with different breakers on the main panel board and different wiring sizes.
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As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.
Before you do any work yourself,
on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
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∙ 15y agoto connect a three prong range cord to your oven you would locate the terminals to attach the cord on the back of the range and then you would attach the two wires on the outside to to the two outside posts and the center wire to the center post. if yo had a four prong cord it would be color coded with the red going on one side the black going on the other side and the white going in the middle, the green wire would go to an external ground screw
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∙ 11y agotesting my electric stove which has a 3 prong power cord design at my dryer connection which is a 3 prong power cord with a different design can i use the same power cord from my dryer to test my stove and how do i connect it
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∙ 13y ago3 wire plugs are old and outdated.
Way back in the old days they didn't ground equipment so plugs didn't have a ground. (Remember the old 2 wire 110V outlets on houses built before the 50s?) A few people got killed so they decided to add a safety wire. It took them longer to catch on with heavy appliances, but eventually they did. That is what the fourth pin is for. Since many homes still have the 3 wire plug it is allowed in older homes. New homes must use the new 4 wire plug.
Changing your 4 wire cord to a 3 wire cord is the same as plugging a 3 wire 120V appliance into one of those 3 prong to two prong adapters they sell. Your appliance works now, but is ungrounded.
Don't listen to anyone who says to replace the new up-to-code plug with an older plug. That is the same as replacing your 3 prong 120V outlets with old two prong outlets! Ignore anyone who tells you to do so, they think they know a lot more than they actually do. Buy a new cord. It is cheap and safer.
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Although configuration of the plugs are not universal, NEMA has a huge listing of plugs and receptacles. Once you know which one you need, all you have to do is rewire it. Your old range didn't have have ground (bare or green wire, which only carries current in a fault situation). The new one you have purchased does.
Although you do not have to hook this wire up for the range to operate, there is a severe risk of electrical hazard. The best advice anyone can give you is that you must run a new power cable to the range's location, one that includes a ground wire. This is a lot of work, but it has to be done for the installation to be safe.
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[Note: don't do this! See the first answer to this question!]
This may or may not be allowed by the electric wiring code operating in your town or location - it is best to check with the appropriate electrical safety officer in your locality before you do any of this:
Change the cord on the new range to a three wire cord. Buy a new three wire cord for the receptacle configuration that you have. Remove the four wire cord from rhe range, taking note where and how the wires are attached, especially the white wire and the bare or green wire. Attach the red and black hot wires to their respective terminals. Attach the white neutral wire to its terminal and use a ground jumper (bare copper wire #10 gauge) to attach the frame of the range back to where the white wire is attached.
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As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.
Before you do any work yourself,
on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
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∙ 13y agoYou would have to install:
- a socket outlet with prongs of the correct size - which must include a ground prong;
- fed by wiring of the correct size;
- protected by a circuit breaker of the correct type and size;
all to match the maximum current that will be drawn by the cooking range you plan to use at that location.
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As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.
Before you do any work yourself,
on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
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∙ 13y agoRed and black are "hot", white is neutral. depending on the outlet being used, there should be some kind of indication telling you which is which. Sometimes it's just the colors of the screw, with brass being "hot", and silver representing neutral.
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∙ 12y agoYou can purchase a replacement cord at Home Depot or others.
On the back of the appliance, where the cord enters, there should be an access door. Open the door and make note of which color wire is attached to each terminal. A great help would be to use a marker to denote black, red, white, green.
Once you have identified which wire goes where, you can remove the existing cord.
The new 3 wire cord will be grey and flat, as opposed to black and round. The two outside wires of the 3 wire cord are larger in diameter than the center wire. These are the line wires, and are the same as the black and red wires from the old cord. Connect these to those terminals. It does not matter which is which. The center wire should go to where the green wire was.
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∙ 14y agoits very simple just turn the prongs around and around till they fit correctly if that does not work mabey the plug is the wrong size
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Does the electrical wall outlet half to be same hook up as hook up at box?
Yes, black is hot, white is neutral, and copper is ground.
How do you wire duplex receptacle using14-3 wire Also with 14-2 wire The wires are already ran to 15 amp breakers and capped off. i would like to hook them up. Thank You?
Sort of confusing are you using 14-3 just for the receptacle with 14-2 to the breaker or the other way around. Either way doesn't matter since you only need 2 wires and a ground for the outlets. The 14-3 should have Red, Black, White and bare wires. 14-2 should have Black, White and bare. All you need are Black, White and Bare. Forget about the red one. Hook the two outlets together with short jumper wires about 6 inches long. Looking at the outlet with the ground facing down, the bare wire goes on the bottom green terminal. The white wire goes on the left side of the outlet. The black goes on the right side of the outlet. Take the 6 inch jumper wire and go from the left side of one outlet to the left side of the second outlet. White to white, black to black, bare to bare. Connect the wires coming from the breaker to the other terminals on one of the outlets. Power comes in to one outlet and then to the second. If the wires are capped in the breaker box, you only need to connect the Black White and bare ones. Do this with the power off.
Why would a wall outlet give a dim indication on a tester of hot-neutral reversed when everything appears to be wired correctly in the outlets?
A -dim- "hot/neutral reversed" indication means that there is -some- voltage, but less than 120V, on the neutral line, referenced to the safety ground. Ideally, the ground and neutral should be at the -same- potential, but a loose neutral connection "upstream" of this outlet will cause measurable voltage between ground and neutral. No need to swap any wires; just tighten neutral connections at all points (including outlets AND breaker panel) on the same circuit as this outlet. My guess is that whoever pulled the wire swapped the white/black wires from the point prior. Trace back the wire to the previous outlet and check the hook up. Try to swap your white/black line on the outlet and retest. If it checks ok, then the wire have been swapped from the previous point.
How do you hook up new black white and green wires to 2 old white wires and 2 old black wires?
More information is needed as to what device you are connecting to what power supply. The only two identifiable wires are the white and green. In North America the white colour is used for the circuit's neutral and the green is used for grounding of devices.
Have 3 lights Power to light 1 Need to connect light 2 then light 3 then down to single pole switch How do you wire?
You would wire the switch to the first light. Code says to break the black or power side of the circuit. Connect the white to the light. Take the black down to the switch on the black wire and back to the light on the white. This is a line of wire from the light to the switch. From the first light, take the white and the return white from the switch to the second with another run of wire. This will be regular black white with ground. White to white and at the first light the return line from the switch is white but hook to the black to the second light. Second light to third just continues the two wires. Black to black, white to white. I think this is clear enough to follow. If not, ask again.
Does the electrical wall outlet half to be same hook up as hook up at box?
Yes, black is hot, white is neutral, and copper is ground.
How do you hook up a garbage disposal and a dishwasher to the same outlet if the outlet has black red and white wires?
each needs a separate 20 amp feed
How do I wire a Kitchen outlet?
Black wire to gold screw, white wire to silver screw, ground to green screw. If you are using a GFIC outlet then the hot wires coming in hook to the Line side of the GFIC receptacle and the wires going out to other receptacles hook to the load side.
Where do the red and black wires hook into on a 50a 4 prong surface mount power outlet for a stove?
A 14-50R range receptacle pin identification are as follows. U shaped slot, ground wire. Slot Y, red wire. Slot X, black wire. Slot W, white wire.
How do you hook the 4 wires which are 2 whites 1 red and 1 black coming from the back of a generator to an outlet for 120v and 240v?
The whites are Neutrals or Grounds and the Red and Black are each 120v. One white and either the black or red for 120v and one white, both the red and black for 240v.
How do you wire duplex receptacle using14-3 wire Also with 14-2 wire The wires are already ran to 15 amp breakers and capped off. i would like to hook them up. Thank You?
Sort of confusing are you using 14-3 just for the receptacle with 14-2 to the breaker or the other way around. Either way doesn't matter since you only need 2 wires and a ground for the outlets. The 14-3 should have Red, Black, White and bare wires. 14-2 should have Black, White and bare. All you need are Black, White and Bare. Forget about the red one. Hook the two outlets together with short jumper wires about 6 inches long. Looking at the outlet with the ground facing down, the bare wire goes on the bottom green terminal. The white wire goes on the left side of the outlet. The black goes on the right side of the outlet. Take the 6 inch jumper wire and go from the left side of one outlet to the left side of the second outlet. White to white, black to black, bare to bare. Connect the wires coming from the breaker to the other terminals on one of the outlets. Power comes in to one outlet and then to the second. If the wires are capped in the breaker box, you only need to connect the Black White and bare ones. Do this with the power off.
How do you wire multilple power outlets and light?
Power into the first outlet and out to all other outlets, black to gold and white to silver screw, ground wires to ground screw. From the outlet closest to the light switch run power from that outlet up to the switch box. Run another wire from the switch box up to the light. In the switch box tie all the whites together under a wire nut and push them back into the box. Tie all the ground wires together and connect that to the ground screw on the switch. Connect the 2 black wires you have left to the 2 screws on the switch. Does not matter which if you only have power in and power out to the light.
Does the black wire hook to brass terminal?
Yes-connect the black wire to the brass terminal and the white wire to the silver terminal.
Do you hook up white or black first when changing a light fixture?
As the power to the light fixture should be, and hopefully is off, it does not matter which you hook up first.
Where do you hook up Black white green red for home stereo receiver hook up?
The black and white cables, or possibly black and red, are analog audio. Green is one of the three component video wires, bundled together as red green and blue. Without knowing what components you have we have no idea where you should connect these, or if it is even possible with the gear you have.
How do you hook 230v air compressor to house?
You would have to install a 230 volt outlet.
What colors are your audio wires?
typically, you get red and black, or black and white. black is negative 99% of the time. red or white would then be your positive or power. with speakers, if you hook it up backwards, it won't blow the speaker, but the sub will hit in instead of out which sounds awful
