Kitchen exhaust fan install
#1
12-20-14, 09:01 PM
Kitchen exhaust fan install
I am trying to install a exhaust fan in the kitchen, but I am having a little trouble with the wiring. They wires coming out the the wall and hood are only blk and white. Per the instructions manual, I am supposed to ground the wire to the green screw, but there is no wire to ground. What do I do? Isn't it dangerous if I don't ground the wire? Help would be much appreciated!
#2
12-21-14, 01:22 AM
Per the instructions manual, I am supposed to ground the wire to the green screw, but there is no wire to ground
Isn't it dangerous if I don't ground the wire?
You could run a new cable with ground from the breaker box but that is not needed for it to work.
Above assumes original wiring is non metallic cable.
#3
12-21-14, 05:12 AM
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They wires coming out the the wall and hood are only blk and white.
Perhaps a picture would help.
#4
12-21-14, 10:47 AM
I don't know if these pictures will show, as I posted them through my phone. But there are two wires coming out from the walls, a black and white one. The inside of the wire looks like it's made of copper I think, but the wire itself is wrapped in some type of plastic.
#5
12-21-14, 10:53 AM
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Pictures tell a thousand words.
You have a metal clad cable there with copper wires. Technically that is your ground.
That connector should fit right into a knockout on the exhaust fan. Tighten the locknut up snugly on the inside.
You have a metal clad cable there with copper wires. Technically that is your ground.
That connector should fit right into a knockout on the exhaust fan. Tighten the locknut up snugly on the inside.
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12-21-14, 11:02 AM
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Yes and attach the metal cable to the housing to supply the ground. That's the nice thing about metal clad cable and metal conduit...you have one less wire to run and pay for.
