Externet
Well-Known Member
Hi.
A typical ordinary electric range/stove fed by split phase 230V and neutral (3 contacts) outlet on a 40A breaker feeds also a plain overhead fan/light hood assembly.
115V is taken from the outlet at the baseboard into the wall and up to the hood assembly on AWG16 'zip cord' cable.
Phase-----------------------------------------------------------------outlet--------------1A inline fuse-------------hood
Neutral---------------------------------------------------------------outlet--------------------------------------------hood
Phase-----------------------------------------------------------------outlet
There is no dedicated ground wire; just the neutral I assume bonds to the stove chassis?, and a metal conduit that ends at the outlet, appears to be original unmolested construction on a 1992 house.
How bad/dangerous/against electrical code is that ? Or was it perfectly normal then and code has been updated since ?
Picture borrowed from the net :
----> https://www.myrv.us/electric/img/N 10-50R 125-250-volt.jpg
A typical ordinary electric range/stove fed by split phase 230V and neutral (3 contacts) outlet on a 40A breaker feeds also a plain overhead fan/light hood assembly.
115V is taken from the outlet at the baseboard into the wall and up to the hood assembly on AWG16 'zip cord' cable.
Phase-----------------------------------------------------------------outlet--------------1A inline fuse-------------hood
Neutral---------------------------------------------------------------outlet--------------------------------------------hood
Phase-----------------------------------------------------------------outlet
There is no dedicated ground wire; just the neutral I assume bonds to the stove chassis?, and a metal conduit that ends at the outlet, appears to be original unmolested construction on a 1992 house.
How bad/dangerous/against electrical code is that ? Or was it perfectly normal then and code has been updated since ?
Picture borrowed from the net :
----> https://www.myrv.us/electric/img/N 10-50R 125-250-volt.jpg