Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
Home Repair (alt.home.repair) For all homeowners and DIYers with many experienced tradesmen. Solve your toughest home fix-it problems. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
kitchen electrical questions
Existing under sink 4-plex receptical (not sure its on one or two circuits,
well check later) serves: Garbage disposer Dish washer Hot water dispenser On a kitchen remodel what electrical outlet need to be dedicated? Garbadge disposer? Dish washer? Trash compactor? Hot water dispenser? Refrigerator? The existing above counter receptacles is on one GFI circuit, does the new NEC code require it be on two dedicated circuits? In removing the electrical double oven, I found the ground and neutral from the oven were connected together to the feeder neutral. The existing feeder is 3 black wires (2 hot, 1 neutral) plus a bare ground. Does it seem odd that the ground wire from this service was cut back at the junction box and both appliance ground and neutral were tied to feeder neutral? The main circuit breaker panel is grounded so there is no reason not the use the feeder ground, right? |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Your oven was wired correctly and as you described the current code would
require separating the neutral and the ground Your counter outlet doesn't need two circuits, however your counter outlet(s) require at least two 20 amp circuits Your list of under counter stuff, depends on the amperage of the circuits and the amperage required by the device. "Fred" wrote in message ... Existing under sink 4-plex receptical (not sure its on one or two circuits, well check later) serves: Garbage disposer Dish washer Hot water dispenser On a kitchen remodel what electrical outlet need to be dedicated? Garbadge disposer? Dish washer? Trash compactor? Hot water dispenser? Refrigerator? The existing above counter receptacles is on one GFI circuit, does the new NEC code require it be on two dedicated circuits? In removing the electrical double oven, I found the ground and neutral from the oven were connected together to the feeder neutral. The existing feeder is 3 black wires (2 hot, 1 neutral) plus a bare ground. Does it seem odd that the ground wire from this service was cut back at the junction box and both appliance ground and neutral were tied to feeder neutral? The main circuit breaker panel is grounded so there is no reason not the use the feeder ground, right? |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
In removing the electrical double oven, I found the ground and neutral from the oven were connected together to the feeder neutral. The existing feeder is 3 black wires (2 hot, 1 neutral) plus a bare ground. Does it seem odd that the ground wire from this service was cut back at the junction box and both appliance ground and neutral were tied to feeder neutral? The main circuit breaker panel is grounded so there is no reason not the use the feeder ground, right? After you make sure it was wired correctly at the breaker box, there is no reason not to use the ground. You are lucky the electrician anticipated the new code. Mine is just 3wire. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
In article , "Fred" wrote:
Existing under sink 4-plex receptical (not sure its on one or two circuits, well check later) serves: Garbage disposer Dish washer Hot water dispenser On a kitchen remodel what electrical outlet need to be dedicated? Garbadge disposer? Dish washer? Trash compactor? Hot water dispenser? Refrigerator? The existing above counter receptacles is on one GFI circuit, does the new NEC code require it be on two dedicated circuits? In removing the electrical double oven, I found the ground and neutral from the oven were connected together to the feeder neutral. The existing feeder is 3 black wires (2 hot, 1 neutral) plus a bare ground. Does it seem odd that the ground wire from this service was cut back at the junction box and both appliance ground and neutral were tied to feeder neutral? The main circuit breaker panel is grounded so there is no reason not the use the feeder ground, right? -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
In article , "Fred" wrote:
Existing under sink 4-plex receptical (not sure its on one or two circuits, well check later) serves: Garbage disposer Dish washer Hot water dispenser On a kitchen remodel what electrical outlet need to be dedicated? Garbadge disposer? Dish washer? Trash compactor? Hot water dispenser? Refrigerator? None of the above. The existing above counter receptacles is on one GFI circuit, does the new NEC code require it be on two dedicated circuits? Yes. In removing the electrical double oven, I found the ground and neutral from the oven were connected together to the feeder neutral. That's a Code violation. They're required to be separate. The existing feeder is 3 black wires (2 hot, 1 neutral) plus a bare ground. That's a Code violation, too... the neutral wire is supposed to be white or gray. Does it seem odd that the ground wire from this service was cut back at the junction box and both appliance ground and neutral were tied to feeder neutral? The main circuit breaker panel is grounded so there is no reason not the use the feeder ground, right? Correct on all counts. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Recomendation for kitchen | UK diy | |||
Routing laundry drain to kitchen drain possible? | Home Repair | |||
Help needed with kitchen electrical issue | Home Repair | |||
Finish questions for steel kitchen appliances | Metalworking | |||
Planit Millennium II [2 CDs] new !, and other Kitchen Design 3D programscheap software for fitted kitchen design | Woodworking |