I am in need of some advice with hooking up my wire from my circuit breaker to my electric range power outlet. My range is a 3 prong, the outlet i picked up is also a 3 prong, but the wire they gave me at home depot has 4 different wires in the rubber sheath, its a 6/3. Their is a black, a red, a white, and a bare copper. I know the black and red is HOT, the white is NEUTRAL, and the bare copper is GROUND. Its 50 amp. Im just not sure which wires i need to plug into the breaker box and the outlet for my range. Im not new to wiring, i have hooked up ceiling fans and what not (small things) so i pretty much know the do's and dont's. Any hep would be appreciated.

 

This is considered a new installation. You need to change the outlet and plug to 4 prong.

 

alright, thanks for the quick reply. and to be clear there is no way to make what i have work?

 

Not and be code compliant and as safe as possible. The wiring for the stove will have to be changed also. The neutral and ground will need to be separated according the the manufactures instructions.

 

All of the conductors will get connected in the breaker box.

 

They sold you the 6-3 cable and a 3-wire receptacle and didn't tell you it should be a 4-wire receptacle? That wouldn't be a place I'd ever ask for help with an electrical problem.

 

Please let us know what type of cable this is. What is stamped/printed on outside?

 

Good point, I certainly hope the sheath is not rubber.

 

Since the cable has a bare ground and comes from Home Depot, I suspect it is NM-B cable.