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The Daring Dufas[_8_]

On 11/18/2013 2:52 PM, wrote:
I have to connect an electric range. The electrician told me I need 6
gauge cable with 4 wires, and needs to be connected to a 60 amp fuse or
breaker. I already have a spare 60 amp fuse thingie that says RANGE on
it, right next to the one that says MAIN. I cant afford to hire the
electrician, and that 6 gauge wire is very expensive. Until I can
afford to buy that wire, after my tax return in April, can I just use
some old telephone wire that I have. It has 4 wires in it and should
reach to the range, if I duct tape the two pieces together? The
telephone wire is gray and has 4 wires inside red, green, yellow, and
black. What color wire goes to what in the range and the fuse box?

Tommy

Tommy, you can actually use the phone wire but with your lack of funds,
the way to do it is to steal a pair of 13.8kv transformers and some of
the low voltage leads. You hook the low voltage leads of the 13.8kv
transformer to your 240 volt breaker then use the telephone wire to go
from the high voltage connections of one trans former to the other. You
then hook the second transformer's low voltage connections to your stove
and it should work. ^_^

TDD