Amana Electric Slide-in Range Installation Instructions Manual Download Page 2

CONNECT

ELECTRICAL

CORD

To place electrical receptacle, see
Electrical Receptacle Location
diagram in this manual.

2

3-wire or 4-wire Plug Connection

Four-wire cord is required for mobile homes or where codes do not permit
grounding through neutral.

1.

Remove access cover from rear of range.

2.

Use a strain relief (not supplied) and insert end of power cord (not
supplied) through power supply hole.

3.

4-wire Plug Only—Remove the green ground screw from range ground
strap. Remove both the hex nuts and the grounding strap from the center
terminal. Position grounding strap down and away from terminal block.
Replace 1 hex nut on the center terminal. Attach the power cord ground
wire (green or bare) and grounding strap to rear bulkhead using green
ground screw.

4.

Unscrew and use top hex nut to attach the power cord wires to the
terminal block as follows:
• Red wire to “L1” terminal.
• Black wire to “L2” terminal.
• White wire to Neutral terminal.

5.

Tighten all hex nuts and reinstall access cover removed in step 1.

Strain relief

(not supplied with range)

Access 

cover

4-wire Cord Installed

3-wire Cord Installed

"L1"

White 

Neutral

Ground

wire

Black 

"L2"

Red 

Ground 

screw

Ground 

strap

"L1"

White 

Neutral

Black 

"L2"

Red 

Converting 3-Wire to 4-Wire Power Cord
1.

Remove access cover from rear of range.

2.

Remove bottom strain relief screw and retain for further use.

3.

Remove hex nuts from terminal block and retain for further use.

4.

Remove all 3-wire cable leads from the terminal block and proceed to
remove the power cord from the range by pulling in a downward motion
so the cord is removed from strain relief.

5.

To install the 4-wire cord, follow the 4-wire instructions

 shown above.

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