Any electricians?? Quick Question please....

[Jamaica1997]

Putting in a new cooktop in at my parents house and the wires on it are the following:

Green Black Red

the wires coming out of the wall are:

White Black and Bare Copper

Which go with which, the house was built in 78' and I guess these wires have changed.

Not being stupid, but the damn instructions are for four wires coming out of wall and I can't figure it out.

Thanks in advance.....

 

[dawgball]

Green = Bare Copper (ground)
Black = Black
Red = White

This is not an insult, but if you are asking this question and going to trust people on this forum for your answer, you may want to call someone to come in and help.

Please be sure to test the power coming in before doing anything. Don't trust it just because you turned off the breaker that you are pretty sure it is.

Be safe.

 

[bogdog]

grab the white and black and use your tongue like you would to test a 9 volt battery:0corn

 

[vinnie]

& make sure the fire insurance is up to date

 

[THE KOD]

grab the white and black and use your tongue like you would to test a 9 volt battery:0corn

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that was wrong:142smilie\

One time I was working on a light switch wires when my wife walked into the room.

I started jumping and convulsing while I was holding the wires like I was being electrocuted.

I reached out my hand for her to grab, and she turned and ran.

what ever happened to until death do you part:shrug:

 

[vinnie]

.........................................................

that was wrong:142smilie\

One time I was working on a light switch wires when my wife walked into the room.

I started jumping and convulsing while I was holding the wires like I was being electrocuted.

I reached out my hand for her to grab, and she turned and ran.

what ever happened to until death do you part:shrug:

cancel your life insurance

 

[dawgball]

cancel your life insurance

They probably won't pay anyway...

 

[vinnie]

They probably won't pay anyway...

his will they got the policy from agent :shrug:

 

[Agent 0659]

.........................................................

that was wrong:142smilie\

One time I was working on a light switch wires when my wife walked into the room.

I started jumping and convulsing while I was holding the wires like I was being electrocuted.

I reached out my hand for her to grab, and she turned and ran.

what ever happened to until death do you part:shrug:

Imagine her disappointment when you were ok.....poor lady.

 

[MadJack]

They probably won't pay anyway...

:mj07:

 

[The Sponge]

Sounds like you are trying to hook something up that demands a 220 line and all you have is a 110 line coming out of the wall:shrug: what was originally hooked up to that old line?

 

[THE KOD]

Imagine her disappointment when you were ok.....poor lady.

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OK Agent

that is two strikes in two days.

One more strike and its open season again.

Fair warning.

 

[vinnie]

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OK Agent

that is two strikes in two days.

One more strike and its open season again.

 

[CANADA MAN]

 

[The Sponge]

here is the deal bro. If a stove was already located in this same spot then most likely the white wire coming from the wall is HOT. You have to hook the red from the stove to the white from the wall. Black to black and green to the copper wire. If only half the stove works then the white wasn''t hot.

 

[kosar]

here is the deal bro. If a stove was already located in this same spot then most likely the white wire coming from the wall is HOT. You have to hook the red from the stove to the white from the wall. Black to black and green to the copper wire. If only half the stove works then the white wasn''t hot.

That doesn't seem all that helpful.

 

[IntenseOperator]

Green = Bare Copper (ground)
Black = Black
Red = White

This is not an insult, but if you are asking this question and going to trust people on this forum for your answer, you may want to call someone to come in and help.

Please be sure to test the power coming in before doing anything. Don't trust it just because you turned off the breaker that you are pretty sure it is.

Be safe.

best advice yet

 

[dawgball]

That doesn't seem all that helpful.

:142smilie :142smilie :142smilie

If you start with "here's the deal, bro" you should follow that with either a correct and informative answer or a VERY smart ass one.

You, bro, provided neither.

 

[kosar]

best advice yet

Right!

 

[kosar]

:142smilie :142smilie :142smilie

If you start with "here's the deal, bro" you should follow that with either a correct and informative answer or a VERY smart ass one.

You, bro, provided neither.

And right!

Spongy? Seriously, man.