Electrical – Is it possible to adapt a NEMA 14-50R to a NEMA 6-20P or NEMA 6-30P appliance

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In a Canadian residential kitchen, in a house built in the late 1970's, there is a NEMA 14-50R, on a 30 Amp breaker.

Currently a standard oven/range combo is plugged into this receptacle. I would like to replace it with a commercial induction range, e.g. BRIC 3000 or BRIC 3600, that has either a NEMA 6-20P or NEMA L6-30P.

While there seems to be commercially made adaptors for some configurations, I can't see anything for this specific setup.

Best Answer

Nothing easier. You're already on a 30A breaker, just change the receptacle to L6-30R.

Don't even bother with an adapter cable.

Just cap off the neutral inside the junction box, you won't need it.

However the breaker must match the receptacle. If you change to a NEMA 6-20R receptacle, you'd need to change the breaker to 20A.