Hello,

I am trying to wire a 4 wire cooktop to a 3 wire feed from the house.
Wires from Cooktop; White, Black, Bare, Red
Wires from house; White, Black, Bare
Which wires should I connect to which?

Thanks!

You cannot wire this cooktop to this circuit.

What you have is a 240v circuit with no neutral. You need a 120/240v circuit with a white neutral.

There is one exception to this. Can you tell us what it says on the circuit cable?

[QUOTE=stanfortyman;2410539]You cannot wire this cooktop to this circuit.

What you have is a 240v circuit with no neutral. You need a 120/240v circuit with a white neutral.

There is one exception to this. Can you tell us what it says on the circuit cable? Yes, "E123775 8/2 WITH GROUND TYPE NM-B 600 VOLTS (UL) B. This was hooked up to a 240 cooktop. It broke and we were replacing it with a new one.

OK, that is "**/2" NM cable as I suspected.

You absolutely CANNOT use that cable for a 4-wire (120/240v) appliance.
That cable can be used for a 120v appliance, or a 240v appliance, ONLY.

You need to run a new circuit.

What if I have the same issue but my circuit cable says "E30445 (UL) AWG10 CU 2CDR WITH AWG 10 GROUND TYPE UF-B 600 VOLTS SUNLIGHT RESISTANT.

A #10-2 with ground cable can only be used for a 30 amp circuit either 120 or 240 volts, not for an appliance that needs both 120 and 240 volts, which requires a neutral that would be the white of a 4 wire cable.

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Originally Posted by smithlaw

What if I have the exact same issue but my circuit cable says "E30445 (UL) AWG10 CU 2CDR WITH AWG 10 GROUND TYPE UF-B 600 VOLTS SUNLIGHT RESISTANT.

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Electrically NM and UF are the same thing. In fact, UF is a type of NM cable. So you DO have the same situation.

See replies #4 & #6.