On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 11:17:11 -0500, Mike Berger
wrote:

All the new 220V circuits are grounded. A three-wire circuit might
not be grounded (and it might if it's carried through conduit or BX),
a 4 wire circuit almost certainly is.


What I am trying to cay, is that the North American 240V is not 240V
to ground, but two 120V lines to ground. European 240V is often 240 V
to ground, and the device may be expecting that.

Gary Tait wrote:

Don't. A stove or dryer outlet is protected at 30 to 50 Amps.
It is also not grounded, in that either of of the prongs are not at
ground level, as a 120V outlet has, or a european 240V outlet.