Identifying Hot/Neutral in 3-Wire System
#1
08-29-03, 08:58 AM
Identifying Hot/Neutral in 3-Wire System
I'm installing a new wall oven, and the 4 wires in the box are all white. How can I determine which two are hot, which is neutral and which is ground?
#2
08-29-03, 01:21 PM
all white
Id mark them at the panel. Pull them off and ring them out then you can mark the other end. Or If you know how ring the 2 hots out then just check witch one is the ground or neutral
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#4
08-29-03, 06:50 PM
The wires inside of the box need to be color coded. White is only to be used for neutral or the grounded conductor. The ground must be bare or green. The hots can be just about any other colors, preferably black and red. You measure between two of the wires, when you have 240 volts, those are your two hot conductors. Now disconnect the neutral wire in the panel and make sure it's not touching anything. Measure between one of the hot wires and the neutral and ground wire. When you measure 120V, then you've found the ground. Reconnect the neutral wire in the panel. Make sure you reidentify those wires in both the panel and the oven box.
