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Howdy,
Guessing that you have a NEMA 10-50 outlet? I'm not sure code allows those
any more but ?? You do wire them with the ground not connected. I'd have
said that modern code would require a 4 prong 14-50 for 220vac connections
where the device also wants 110vac.
My recollection, which may well be wrong, is that the only modern 3 prong
220vac outlets (6-50) are supposed to be wired with the two hots and the
ground... Neutral not connected. And that those connections are only used
when you have a device that uses only 220vac, not 220vac along with 110vac.
I think it's a lot more common these days for any 220vac connection to use
4 prong outlets.
Mark
On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 8:46 AM John Mitchell <jmitch@snet.net> wrote:
> My electric stove has always been wired direct from the cable. I was
> told that code now requires an outlet and a pigtail on the range. The
> romex cable has the 2 hot leads, a neutral and a bare ground wire. I
> bought a surface mount 50 amp 3 prong outlet, but there is no place for
> a ground wire to connect. For now, I bent the ground back on itself and
> used the clamp to at least ground to the metal part of the outlet. Is
> this ok or should I have just clipped it off? Thanks for any
> expertise. John Mitchell
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Howdy,<br><br>Guessing that you have a NEMA 10-50 outlet?=
=C2=A0 I'm not sure code allows those any more but ??=C2=A0 You do wire=
them with the ground not connected.=C2=A0 I'd have said that modern co=
de would require=C2=A0a 4 prong 14-50 for 220vac connections where the devi=
ce also wants 110vac.<div><br>My recollection, which may well be wrong, is =
that the only modern 3 prong 220vac outlets (6-50) are supposed to be wired=
with the two hots and the ground... Neutral not connected.=C2=A0 And that =
those connections are only used when you have a device that uses only 220va=
c, not 220vac along with 110vac.<br><br>I think it's a lot more common =
these days for any 220vac connection=C2=A0to use 4 prong outlets.<br><br>Ma=
rk</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai=
l_attr">On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 8:46 AM John Mitchell <<a href=3D"mailto=
:jmitch@snet.net">jmitch@snet.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">My electric stove has always been wired di=
rect from the cable.=C2=A0 I was <br>
told that code now requires an outlet and a pigtail on the range.=C2=A0 The=
<br>
romex cable has the 2 hot leads, a neutral and a bare ground wire.=C2=A0 I =
<br>
bought a surface mount 50 amp 3 prong outlet, but there is no place for <br=
>
a ground wire to connect.=C2=A0 For now, I bent the ground back on itself a=
nd <br>
used the clamp to at least ground to the metal part of the outlet.=C2=A0 Is=
<br>
this ok or should I have just clipped it off?=C2=A0 Thanks for any <br>
expertise.=C2=A0 John Mitchell<br>
<br>
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