Maytag 36 Inch Smoothtop Electric Cooktop Installation Instructions - Manual (Page 6)

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Make Electrical Connection
This cooktop is manufactured with a frame connected, green or
bare ground wire. Connect the cooktop cable to the junction box
through the UL listed or CSA approved conduit connector.
Electrical Connection Options
For cooktops with a 4-wire cable
If your home has:
And you will be
connecting to:
Go to Section:
4-wire direct A fused disconnect
or circuit breaker
box
4-Wire Cable from
Power Supply to
4-Wire Cable from
Cooktop
3-wire direct A fused disconnect
or circuit breaker
box
3-Wire Cable from
Power Supply to
4-Wire Cable from
Cooktop
For cooktops with a 3-wire cable:
If your home has:
And you will be
connecting to:
Go to Section:
4-wire direct A fused disconnect
or circuit breaker
box
4-Wire Cable from
Power Supply to
3-Wire Cable from
Cooktop
3-wire direct A fused disconnect
or circuit breaker
box
3-Wire Cable from
Power Supply to
3-Wire Cable from
Cooktop
4-Wire Cable from Power Supply to 4-Wire Cable
from Cooktop
IMPORTANT: Use the 4-wire cable from power supply where
local codes do not permit connecting the frame-ground
conductor to the neutral (white) junction box wire.
1. Disconnect power.
2. Remove junction box cover, if present.
3. Connect the flexible cable conduit from the cooktop to the
junction box using a UL listed or CSA approved connector
for ½” (1.3 cm) conduit.
4. Tighten screws on conduit connector if present.
5. Connect the two black wires together using the UL listed
wire connectors.
6. Connect the two red wires together using the UL listed wire
connectors.
7. Connect the two white wires together using the UL listed
wire connectors.
8. Connect the green or bare ground wire from the cooktop
cable to the green or bare ground wire (in the junction box)
using the UL listed wire connectors.
9. Install junction box cover.
10. Reconnect power.
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before servicing.
Use 8 gauge copper wire.
Electrically ground cooktop.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death,
fire, or electrical shock.
(12,7 cm)
5"
(8.9 cm)
3 ¹⁄₂ "
(12,7 cm)
5"
(8.9 cm)
3 ¹⁄₂ "
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
A. 4-wire cable from power supply
B. Black wires
C. Bare or green wires
D. 4-wire cable from cooktop
E. Junction box F. White wires
G. UL listed wire connector
H. Red wires
I. UL listed or CSA approved
conduit connector