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How do you change a 4 prong 220 outlet to a 3 prong 220 outlet for a stove?
This is a common topic here. Firstly, if you are installing new work go with a 4 prong oven outlet. 3 prong outlets are old and do not meet code for new work. To install, you need to run 6/3 romex wire from your main panel to your new outlet. Install the new outlet in a box behind your oven. Wire up the 6/3 in the panel to a 50A 240V breaker. Remember the color code: Black/red/brass screw is hot, White/silver screw is neutral, bare wire/green screw is ground. I also recommend buying a book on home electricity repairs. It will show you how to do it right and serve as a handy reference during the job. As always, do it right or hire someone to do it for you. Negligence is fatal with electricity.
What is the most cost efficient and quick way to fix the problem if you have a stove that has a four-prong cord and an outlet that only takes three prongs?
buy a 3 prong cord and plug set at lowes or home depot and change the cord on the appliance.
Is there an inexpensive and safe way to convert 2 prong outlets to 3 prong without rewiring your house?
You can convert your 2-wire ungrounding outlets to 3-wire grounding outlets by installing a GFCI receptacle in place of the 2-wire receptacle. The GFCI will be a 3-wire receptacle. In addition, if you replace the first receptacle in a series with a GFCI, you can protect all receptacles downstream of the first one by wiring them on the LOAD side of the GFCI. Once this is done, the 2-wire receptacles downstream may legally be replaced with 3-wire receptacles. They must be marked "No equipment ground", and there may not be an actual grounding conductor installed between the GFCI and the protected devices. You can easily convert a 2 prong to a 3 prong by just replacing the outlet. This will not give you the protection of a grounded outlet as there is no ground wire to connect. I know it is expensive but if you plan on staying in this home, have it rewired, for the safety of your family. The first thing u need to know is which wire is the neutral. If u know which is the neutral u can use that one for the ground also, consequently making a 2 prong into a 3 prong. I seen an electrician do this. Get a "neon tester." This is a neon bulb with two wires coming out of it. Take the screw that holds the cover plate onto the outlet off, and set it to the side. Then plug one wire from the tester into the right-side slot on one of the outlets, and one wire into the left-side slot. The tester should light up. (We did this to make sure the tester works. Sometimes they don't.) If it does, pull the wire out of the left-side slot and stick it into the screwhole. If it didn't light up, stick the wire back in the left-side slot then pull the wire out of the right-side slot and stick it in the screwhole. If it lit up on either occasion, you have a ground going to the box, and you can legally put a three-prong outlet in without rewiring. I tell you this because at one time, they used to wire houses this way--in places like the kitchen and bathroom you needed three-prong outlets, but in bedrooms you only need two-prong, so they'd use outlets and wiring that grounded the center screw. If you really NEEDED a grounded outlet, you bought one of those little 2-prong to 3-prong adapters and ran the screw through the tab to ground it. If you don't get a light on either position, don't put a grounded outlet there.
What type of appliances have three prongs?
The third prong is to protect from shock. If there is any way for you to come in contact with a conducting surface on the appliance you have the third prong.
Some tools dont have ground wire?
Some tools don't have ground wires because the tool exterior is plastic or some other material that will not conduct electricity. The ground is not required unless the case is metal and can become electrified if the "hot" wire touches it.Sometimes the tool's plug is "polarized" by having one contact larger than the other so it can only be inserted into an outlet in one direction, insuring that the same wire is always the ground or neutral and the other is always the "hot" wire. That insures that the tool's ground is always connected to the outlet ground.Other times the plug has a third prong that is the ground or neutral prong and can only be inserted one way in the outlet to insure the ground of the tool is always connected to the ground of the outlet.
How do you test for groung on a two prong outlet?
Buy a tester. They are very cheap and will tell you at a glance if the outlets are wired correctly. The only other way is to remove the outlet and look see. But if it is a 2 prong outlet with no ground hole then it does not have a ground.
What is the proper way to install blades of a receptacle up or down?
Up. ---- I'm not sure what the question is getting at. USUALLY THIS QUESTION IS ASKED WITH REGARD TO THE "GROUND" PRONG of a standard 3wire, 120 volt receptacle In the USA there are no requirements which dictate whether a receptacle outlet should be mounted with the ground UP or DOWN. In fact, it is also proper to mount the receptacle horizontally.
How do you change a 4 prong 220 outlet to a 3 prong 220 outlet for a stove?
This is a common topic here. Firstly, if you are installing new work go with a 4 prong oven outlet. 3 prong outlets are old and do not meet code for new work. To install, you need to run 6/3 romex wire from your main panel to your new outlet. Install the new outlet in a box behind your oven. Wire up the 6/3 in the panel to a 50A 240V breaker. Remember the color code: Black/red/brass screw is hot, White/silver screw is neutral, bare wire/green screw is ground. I also recommend buying a book on home electricity repairs. It will show you how to do it right and serve as a handy reference during the job. As always, do it right or hire someone to do it for you. Negligence is fatal with electricity.
What is the most cost efficient and quick way to fix the problem if you have a stove that has a four-prong cord and an outlet that only takes three prongs?
buy a 3 prong cord and plug set at lowes or home depot and change the cord on the appliance.
What is the proper way to install skylights on a standing seam metal roof?
there is no way
How do you install a manifold the proper way?
http://home.teleport.com/~cosa/vap/tech/inmanifold.htm tells you all about how to install a manifold the proper way. earn how easy and fast! It's fun too!
How do you switch a 3 prong cord to a 4 prong cord on a dryer?
A qualified electrician should make the change to a dryer connection. The best way to cheaply make the change is to change the power cord on the dryer to the three hole standard.
This is a 2 prong polarized female. However a 2 prong unpolarized male will easily plug into a 2 prong polarized female. just not the other way around.?
This is a 2 prong polarized female. However a 2 prong unpolarized male will easily plug into a 2 prong polarized female. just not the other way around.
Can you change a two prong outlet to a one prong and one switch outlet?
This answer will be treated cautiously because your question shows a lack of knowledge of residential electrical systems. By "two prong", you are probably referring to a duplex electrical outlet, the standard "two-plug" arrangement found in North American homes, which is actually a 6-prong outlet - a live, neutral and ground "prong" on each of the two outlets. In any case, yes you can change one half of the outlet to "switched' without changing the other half. There is a connecting copper buss on each side of the duplex that connects the top half with the bottom half. This is designed in such a way that the buss can be clipped with electrical wire cutters (after ensuring that you have turned off the breaker or pulled the fuse to that circuit) to separate the two halves. You need only clip the "live" side, and can leave the neutral side connected. This will essentially allow you to feed each half with a separate supply, one of which can be live all the time, while the other half is switched. To wire up the switch, you will probably need a bit more knowledge.
No ground wire in wall?
I have none in mine either and I assume you are saying your house is older and is missing the ground wire required for newer homes and the electrical three prong grounded outlet? So! I was working on a way to install a new ground wire up towards the outlets in my home. The large problem is to get it thru the floor and then into the box to the receptacle is this your problem?
What is the best way to install a television mount?
The best way to install a television mount is to have it installed by a professional or to follow the instruction book. Use the proper tools that are either provided or required to install the wall mount properly.
Is there a way to install an eletrical outlet to a moblie object?
No, your mobile device would be just to small, and it would take a rocket scientist to do that! XD
