I have an electric range with a three conductor cord that I relocated.?

Question

I ran #6 2-conductor with ground attaching the black and white wires to the breaker and the bare wire to the ground. Is this proper?

Answer 1

ah, no.

your house will burn down, for your safety, please read the instruction manual and stop playing around with electricity like that!

peace out.

Answer 2

Modern stoves are wired for 4 conductor instead of 3 conductor, and use special 4 conductor plugs. Older ones use 3 conductor 240 volt plugs but are not compatible with modern wiring codes.

the 4 wires are: hot1, hot2, neutral and ground. With 240 volts between hot1 and hot2.

But your stove should work, as long as you used a double pole breaker for 35 amps or lower, so you have 240 volts between black and white. And as long as the stove is not rated for more than 35 amps. I just can't guarantee that it's wired to code.

And if it is not wired to code, and you have a fire, the insurance company will cancel your policy.

Bottom line, get a qualified electrician to check it.

Answer 3

NO!  THAT IS NOT CORRECT or "proper."

Please disconnect everything and stay away from it until you can get someone who knows what to do to make the connections for you.

You need FOUR, rather than three wires.  Legs A and B, the Neutral, and the Ground.  Neutral and Ground are not the same thing.

You are about to start a fire.  SO don't mess with it.  Get an electrician.

Thank you!