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INDUCTION COOKTOP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Where local codes permit connecting the
appliance-grounding conductor to the neutral
(white) wire (see figure 3):
You may not ground the cooktop
through the neutral (white) wire if cooktop is used
in a new branch circuit installation (1996 NEC),
mobile home, recreational vehicle, or where local
codes do not permit grounding to the neutral
(white) wire.
If the cable from appliance is equipped with 3 wires:
When grounding to the neutral (white) wire is
prohibited, you must use a 4-wire power supply
cable. See Figure 4. Failure to heed this warning
may result in electrocution or other serious
personal injury.
Figure 3 - 3-WIRE GROUNDED JUNCTION BOX
Black
Wires
Junction Box
appliance
White Wire
Wires
WARNING
If connecting to a 4-wire power supply
cable electrical system, the appliance frame
connected ground wire MUST NOT be connected to
the neutral wire of the 4-wire electrical system.
NOTE TO ELECTRICIAN:
the leads is rated at temperatures much higher than
rather than the wire gauge alone.
Figure 4 - 4-WIRE GROUNDED JUNCTION BOX
If cooktop is used in a new branch circuit
installation (1996 NEC), mobile home, recreational
vehicle, or where local codes DO NOT permit
grounding to the neutral (white) wire (see figure 4):
Wires
Black
Wires
White Wire
Junction
Box