DIYbanter - View Single Post

Eric

wrote:

On Jun 21, 9:41 pm, "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote:
It's three wire and four wire. What you do is buy a three wire range
outlet and connect it to the three wires you have. Hot, Hot, and
neutral-ground , which are the bare wire. You get a three wire range cord
set and connect it to the range, Hot, Hot, and neutral-ground should be
the center terminal. The center terminal should have a jumper, either
installed or in a parts bag, that connects the center terminal to the
frame of the range, bonding the neutral and ground together. This method
is NEC approved for existing installations, which is what you have. If it
were a new installation, you would need a four wire cable and the neutral
and ground would be separated at the receptacle and the range

wrote in message

oups.com...

ok, just got a new stove, pulled old stove out to find a direct wire
stove. house was built in 1980. ok cut the power and opend the
junction box at the stove . this is where it gets interesting.

house has 3 way but the stove was 4 way and is wired like the
following

house

black
black-with red strip (hot)
and stranded alumium ground I guess

so on stove hooked up to house

black to black
red to red
white to aluminum
ground to aluminum.

so what options do I have for installing it. I read the other forum
topic on this but I'm confused on the multistranded aluminum.

rewiring it is impossible as we have very low roof line and getting
to the wires out of the fuse box in attic is zero unless your a 5 year
old in size.

do I uncoonnect the 4 way wiring from the old stove and hook it up as
4 way on the new stove or go get a 3way wall socket for range and 3
way plug.

the stove has a 50amp fuse breaker.

thanks in advance.

thanks for the reply ,

but my whirlpool instructions state line 1 and line 2 ? how do you
which line is which, is line 1 always hot or red for that matter? they
are not listed by color

and the neutral bare ware is completely bare with no insulation on it
any where in the length.

so I think going to use the current 4way hook up as the new way to
hook up. there was no oxidation on any of the aluminum/copper mix with
the alumium crimper ring. so thats good for being 27 years old.

will add the anti-oxidation stuff if I can find it.
No, you MUST add the anti-oxidant for aluminum, go to home Depot or some
such place and get a small tube of it. first clean up the wire end with
light sand paper (make it shiny and clean) then coat it with the
anti-oxidant and then assemble it into the new terminal connector. Its not
so bad on large wire but AL is notorious for loosening up and corroding
over time and that leads to a poor
connection and possibly a fire. Copper is much more forgiving.
Seriously, dont half-ass aluminum connections.
Eric