On Jun 22, 12:24 am, wrote:
On Jun 22, 12:00 am, Eric wrote:



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On Jun 21, 9:41 pm, "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote:
It's threewireand fourwire. What you do is buy a threewirerange
outlet and connect it to the three wires you have. Hot, Hot, and
neutral-ground , which are the barewire. You get a threewirerange 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 fourwirecable and the neutral
and ground would be separated at the receptacle and the range

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ok, just got a newstove, pulled oldstoveout to find a directwire
stove. house was built in 1980. ok cut the power and opend the
junction box at thestove. this is where it gets interesting.

house has3way but thestovewas4way and is wired like the
following

house

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

so onstovehooked 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 the4way wiring from the oldstoveand hook it up as
4way on the newstoveor go get a 3way wall socket for range and3
way plug.

thestovehas 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 thewireend 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 largewirebut 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

ok will do for the anti-oxidant, but how do you know which is line 1
and line 2 for hooking up to the newstoveor does it not matter?
confused on this last part before starting on this project.

thanks again for the warning on the aluminum connections.

oops, well I was looking at the instruction and thinking the diagrams
were the back of the stove actually. I decided to actually go and look
and the back of the new stove. problem solved, red,black,white ground
all right their.

thanks again for all the input