My electrician says that my new "gas" stove top requires a dedicated circuit using 10/2 w/ground wire. Is this correct? Thanks in advance... Rob

Depends on the rating of the appliance. If it is an all gas cooktop-only then I highly doubt this is true.

If it's a range, with an oven, and it's dual-fuel, then most likely it does need a 30A circuit, but more likely a 120/240V 4-wire circuit. Not just 10/2, but 10/3.

Doesn't sound right for a gas cooktop. The only power for them is the ignitor and possibly the display. Even a 12/2 would seem to be too much. My 5 year old house has a Maytag Gas range and only a 15 Amp 14/2 feed. Ask him to explain why a 10/2.

@stanfortyman

Thanks for responding so quickly. I kept referring to it as a stovetop but I meant cooktop. It's just a regular gas cooktop with 4 gas burners and a griddle. The only thing electric about it is the ignitors. The electrician is a journeyman electrician and wasn't sure. His boss is on vacation so I put off the wiring job until he returns.

No way you need a 10/2.

With a 10/2 he's not even planning for a future possibility of an electric cooktop and an electric oven going in when this dies (it wouldn't be 110vac). What do you have for an oven now? And is is it wired?

Avoid Jenn-Air, Been in my house 17 years and I've been through two of those gas cook tops and will have to put a third (different brand) in the next year or so, one ignitor is dead and the only way to get them apart with by taking apart the burners and the nuts have gauled to teh threads and won't come apart.

Built in (seperate cooktop and oven)...not dop in or slide in.

The electrician is a journeyman electrician.
I doubt that. Even a apprentice should know to read the electrical nomenclature tag.



His boss is on vacation so I put off the wiring job until he returns.
That was the smart thing to do.

@smoothyThanks very much for replying. We had a regular stove with a gas oven and we decided to remodel the old kitchen, get rid of the old stove and add some more counter space. We're replacing the stove with a new cooktop and adding some new electric ovens. My understanding is that a 4 wire circuit using #6 or #8 gauge wire will be used for the electric ovens, depending on the amperage requirements.Thanks again, for replying... Rob

@hkstroud

Thanks for your reply. Yes, the electrician seemed very good at doing the roughin but not too keen on some of the technical stuff. Thanks for replying... Rob