In wiring a range 220 is their a difference between the two hot leads, one says nuetral other 2 both gray?
Question:the range has three poles black /white /red . Plug has 1 wire nuetral so i would go to white ,other 2 wires both gray no colors or tag can i put them on red/ black w/o a problem does it matter ,
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The short answer is no, there is no difference between the two hot leads. They can be interchanged. But the grey concerns me. Grey and white wires are reserved for neutral in the national electric code. But I know there are not three neutrals in that cord. Kind of strange. The center prong is always neutral on a range plug and the outer prongs are the 240 volt "hot" wires.
Mark - residential 240/120 service is single phase.
No it doesnt matter.
Are you sure you want to rely on what people on FindHomeAnswers tell you about 220-volt wiring? I mean, if they were wrong, you could end up dead or have your house burn down.
At the very least, go to an appliance installation shop or a home improvement store and ask someone you are actually talking to. Not a nameless, faceless avatar on Yahoo.
Line goes to the line side of the plug as the white connects to white only
Each black wire is called a phase in 220 app you will have a red and a black one phase each across those phase's you will get 220 volts from each wire to netural or gound you will get 120v be sure and cut the power first
If you have to ask this type of a question you really should ask for an electrician to do it for you BUT if you are determined to do it you self you will have to look at the 2 circuit brakers to see what wires are the "hot' wires. There will be one wire on each breaker that will supply 110 volts to the range, the breakers have to see "locked" together so that if one trips the other one will also,there are only two ways for them to be "locked" with a pin between the handles or an exposed clip that you can easely see. Most ranges use a "pigtail" to connect the range to the source aka plug. The plugs have different configurations so the they will only accept a certain amount of amperage, you will have to look on the range to see what the amp. rating is.You cannot plug a pigtail rated at 30 amps into a wall plug that is for 20 amps. Remember one thing not to scare you but if something was to happen like a fire caused by the wiring most insurance companies will not pay off because the work was not done by a licensed electrician.
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No. Occasionally the terminal strip will mention colors for their connections (RBW). Usually it does not and it makes no difference which the two hot wires go to anyway.
Your question contains the right answer. Just make sure you turn the juice off before you mess with it. I know I know it feels good when you get zapped, but you never know when it's the last time.
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