Recent content by Sleepless

That would probably be possible, but a rather long run. I suspect that I will hire an electrician to do their thing with long drill bits and fishing rods.

Several years ago I installed a transformer at our wellhead with a 240 VAC primary 120/240 VAC secondary. This allowed for a GFCI protected circuit for a light and heat tape. (You should have seen the electrical mess that the well installer left!) Certainly something like this could be...

Actually a gas wall oven would be my preference, but they are very rare (I suspect there are concerns about gas venting). (The cook top will be induction and is in a separate location from the oven.) Looks like we're going to rip up some perfectly good sheetr0ck. I still think that the...

Seems like it would be preferable to pull a ground from the microwave circuit for the oven case ground. (Bare wire in 3-wire 120/240vac "R0mex" connects to oven neutral only) Not sure this would jive with the NEC!! I do understand how the GFI would protect IF the case is not connected to...

But that is the recommendation of the manufacturer (for three wire connection), neutral is connected to the oven cabinet via the green wire (see illustration in first post). I will have other grounds available in the area (cooktop and dedicated circuit for microwave above oven).

This oven has two fans (110VAC) -- is a motor load on a GFI circuit a potential problem?

Interesting -- how does the GFCI know there is an imbalance between the two poles and ground if the common and ground are connected at the oven?

I do understand that the neutral and ground are shared, or one can say that the case ground is not dedicated. The question is more practical, does moving the oven location require a new 4-wire circuit? (I still don't understand why these are built as 120/240, they could easily be built as...

Yes indeed, the existing oven has a timer and light bulb that are 120vac. I haven't pulled out the old unit, but since there is no neutral from the panel, it must have its ground and neutral joined. The question is -- would this be classified as a new install or a replacement.

I will soon be remodeling our kitchen. The present wall oven location will be moved about 10' across the room. The present 8/3 wire (40 amp circuit) runs in the ceiling. The ceiling sheet rock will have to be removed anyway so I planned to just pull the existing wire to the new location...