115/230V stove rating...which does it use 115 or 230 volts?
pete
bigger appliances make reference to 115/230V.
Comments/help appreciated!
re...@pegasystems.com
off 230 and the clock/timer and small burners run off 115. An appliance
like a dryer runs 230 only, so you only need a two-conductor wire as
opposed to the three conductor wire you need for a stove.
-Rob
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>Most appliances are rated at 115 volts...so I find it confusing that some
>bigger appliances make reference to 115/230V.
>
>Comments/help appreciated!
The reference means you need a 3 or 4 wire circuit to feed it. (2 115v hot legs
on opposite phases, and a neutral and/or ground) Meaning it's a 220v appliance
which also needs a neutral because something in it like a timer, light, or
auxiliary outlet runs on 115 volts. This is different from, say... a 220v
electric baseboard or Air conditioner which does not need a neutral at all to
operate.
It's the difference from requiring a 3-prong plug and a 4-prong plug. Stoves
and electric dryers used to use a common neutral/ground, and simply bonded the
metal frame to the neutral (internally) to achieve grounding, but this is now
forbidden and require 4-prong plugs and outlets to keep the neutral and
grounding means separate.
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Scott E. Thompson
settings and 240 VAC at the higher temperature settings with more than 2 burners going.
Ovens are normally on/offf [element is on until desired temperature is made, then off] so
they would be 240 VAC elements.
Hope this helps !!!
Scott.
pete wrote:
> Most appliances are rated at 115 volts...so I find it confusing that some
> bigger appliances make reference to 115/230V.
>
> Comments/help appreciated!
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John Coggins
40+ amps. At 220 volts it draws half the current for the same wattage,
so cable and circuit breaker sizes can be smaller. Higher voltage;
less current for the same power. The cables and breakers in your home
are built for 220V anyway so smaller is cheaper.
The quick answer. There are many others.
Robert Hancock
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and a three conductor cable with an insulated neutral ad a full size
ground so do ovens
Budys back
BRVHR...@webtv.net (... ...) writes:
Ok how do you get a full size neutral, ground, and 220v through a 3 wire cable?
Daniel Hicks
>
> In article <3829-38C...@storefull-111.iap.bryant.webtv.net>,
> BRVHR...@webtv.net (... ...) writes:
>
> >A clothes dryer uses both 115 and 220 and requires a 4 wire cord cap
> >and a three conductor cable with an insulated neutral ad a full size
> >ground so do ovens
> >
> >
>
> Ok how do you get a full size neutral, ground, and 220v through a 3 wire cable?
I think he means 3wG.
S Crook
(black/red/white/bare in a round cable) black & red to brass screws (angled
slots) white to nickel screw (L slot for dryers) bare to green screw (U
opening).
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