Whirlpool Polara GR556LRK, Service Manual

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GENERAL
If codes permit, and a separate grounding wire
is used, it is recommended that a qualified
electrician determine that the grounding path is
adequate.
Do not ground to a gas pipe.
Check with a qualified electrician if you are not
sure that the range is grounded.
Do not have a fuse in the neutral or ground
circuit.
1. When a 4-wire or 3-wire, single-phase,
120/240-volt, 60-Hz, AC-only electrical
supply is available, a 50-ampere maxi-
mum circuit protection is required, (or, if
specified on the model/serial plate, when
a 4-wire, or 3-wire, single-phase, 120/
208-volt, 60 Hz, AC-only electrical supply
is available, a 40-ampere maximum circuit
protection is required), fused on both sides
of the line. A time-delay fuse, or circuit
breaker is recommended. The model/se-
rial rating plate is located on the oven
frame behind the oven door (see page
1-4).
INSTALLATION INFORMATION
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS
Electrical Shock Hazard
Electrically ground range.
Failure to do so can result in death, fire, or
electrical shock.
2. Wire sizes and connections must conform
to the requirements of the National Electri-
cal Code, ANSI/NFPA 70—latest edition*,
or CSA Standard C22.1, Canadian Elec-
trical Code, Part 1—latest edition**, and
all local codes and ordinances for the
kilowatt rating of the range.
Copies of the standards listed may be obtained
from:
* National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269
** CSA International
8501 East Pleasant Valley Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44131-5575
3. This range can be connected directly to
the fused disconnect, or circuit breaker
box, through flexible, armored, or nonme-
tallic sheathed, copper cable (with ground
wire). Locate the junction box to allow two
to three feet of slack in the line so that the
range can be moved, if servicing is ever
necessary. Do not cut the conduit.
A U.L.-listed conduit connector must be
provided at each end of the power supply
cable, at the range, and at the junction
box. Wire sizes, (copper wire only), and
connections, must conform with the rating
of the range.
WARNING