Wiring – 3 wire cooktop, 4 wire stove, 4 wire supply – what to do about neutral and ground

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The supply has black, red, white and ground. So does the stove. The cooktop only has black, red and ground. What do I do with the white wire from the stove? Connect it to the white on the supply, or combine it with the ground?

Thanks,

Frank

Best Answer

In this case, you connect like to like.

The cooktop does not have a neutral (white) wire.

This is perfectly fine. The cooktop has no 120Volt loads, so it does not NEED a white wire.

[ The concerning case is when an old device has black, red, & white, but no ground (green or bare) ]