In article , "toller" wrote:

"John Harlow" wrote in message
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Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "toller"
wrote:
It should have directions for installation with a 3 wire outlet.
If not, contact the manufacturer for instructions.
(Basically, you connect the frame to the neutral and ignore the
ground

WRONG WRONG WRONG.

The frame connects to *ground*. NOT neutral.

follow the instructions. They know better than me.)

Indeed.

Here are the instructions from Jennair:

"The neutral of this unit is grounded to the frame through
the green grounding wire. If used on new branch-circuit
installations (1996 NEC), mobile homes, recreational
vehicles, or in an area where local codes prohibit
grounding through the neutral conductor, untwist or
disconnect the green wire and connect the green wire to
ground in accordance with local code. Connect the white
neutral to the service neutral."

Which is very strange as the green wire was just dangling free (other end
bolted to frame) when I opened the package; it was no where near the white
neutral - and obviously never was.

Yeh, the instruction implies the green wire connects to the neutral

How can you say that? The instruction _explicitly_ says the green wire
connects to the _ground_.

What part of "connect the green wire to ground" did you not understand?

somewhere, but you say it doesn't. Okay.
If you have a continuity tester, test the green wire to the white wire and
see if they are actually connected somewhere, just out out of curiosity.
The green wire has to be attached to the neutral, either at the junction box
or at the neutral wire.

Toller, you need to stop giving out electrical advice, because you flat don't
know what you're talking about.

The green wire is supposed to be attached to the GROUND. Not the neutral. Just
like it says in the instructions he quoted.

Did you even read the post you responded to?


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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?