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Cooking Products Service Manual
Original April, 1996
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© 1996 Whirlpool Corporation
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cable from power supply
black wires
junction box
red wires
white wire
U.L.- listed
conduit connector
appliance cable
from cooktop
white and bare
grounding
appliance cable
wires
appliance cable
from cooktop
U.L.- listed
conduit connector
black wires
cable from power supply
junction box
red wires
green and bare
grounding wires
white wires
Four-Wire Electrical System
OR
If Local Codes Do Not Permit Connecting
Cooktop Grounding Wire To White (Neutral)
Wire In Junction Box
If Local Codes Permit Connecting Cooktop
Grounding Wire To White (Neutral) Wire In
Junction Box
GROUNDED NEUTRAL
1. Connect the bare and white appliance cable
wires to the white (neutral) power supply
wire.
2. Carefully check each connection and make
sure that it is secure, and that no bare
wires can short together.
3. Twist a wire connector over the free ends
of the white wires.
4. Position the wires inside the junction box,
and install the cover.
UNGROUNDED NEUTRAL
1. Connect the white appliance cable wire to
the white (neutral) power supply wire.
2. Connect the bare grounding appliance
cable wire to the green grounding power
supply wire.
3. Twist wire connectors over the free ends of
the white and green wires.
IMPORTANT:
Do not connect the bare grounding wire
to the white (neutral) wires in the junc-
tion box.
4. Carefully check each connection and make
sure that it is secure, and that no bare
wires can short together.
5. Position the wires inside the junction box,
and install the cover.
Wiring To A Cabinet Or A Wall-Mounted Junction Box