cook-top branch circuit

[silver hair]

Just been turned down for installing a 6/2wg to a cook-top that is only rated 240v. Red Blk and bare ground from cook-top NO Wht. Can someone tell me tell me what article in the NEC I am in violation of.

Thx

 

[augie47]

Were you told why you were turned down ??
Can you provide specifics.. what type cable (NM ?) what size breaker ? what size cooktop ?

 

[user 100]

Just been turned down for installing a 6/2wg to a cook-top that is only rated 240v. Red Blk and bare ground from cook-top NO Wht. Can someone tell me tell me what article in the NEC I am in violation of.

Thx

If by cooktop you mean range, see 250.140-

Since 1996, the use of the neutral for the purpose of bonding the frames of ranges has been banned for new installs.
In other words you may need a four wire pull-2 hots, 1 neutral ,and an egc-if the equipment would require a neutral.

 

[infinity]

As Augie alluded to the devil is in the details. For straight 240 volts the 6/2 is OK but there may be other issues which require more information.

 

[user 100]

As Augie alluded to the devil is in the details. For straight 240 volts the 6/2 is OK but there may be other issues which require more information.

Yeah, I may have shot from the hip on that one.

 

[silver hair]

cook- top as in counter top. I did use n/m. amps was not the issue he said I had to have a 4 wire. the cook top does NOT have a neutral.

 

[user 100]

cook- top as in counter top. I did use n/m. amps was not the issue he said I had to have a 4 wire. the cook top does NOT have a neutral.

If the cooktop didn't require a neutral, than the inspector was wrong-please see the explanation by Dennis Alwon in the last post in the other cooktop thread he updated in the general forum just a few minutes ago.

 

[silver hair]

Thanks. I told him it was only rated 240v he must think it has a neutral. Thought I was gooing nuts

Thanks for every ones reply. I will check the thread

 

[DrSparks]

Is the cook top cord-and-plug or direct wired?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Is the cook top cord-and-plug or direct wired?

Why would that matter?

 

[iwire]

Why would that matter?

In most if not all cases a tap cannot end in a receptacle.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

In most if not all cases a tap cannot end in a receptacle.

Yes, but if it is direct wired you would not add a cord and plug and if it is cord and plug you would... not sure what difference it makes. I didn't think the poster was saying to add a male plug to a unit that was direct wired...

 

[iwire]

We have two cooktop threads going I confused them.