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Questions tagged [cooktops]

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Should my 240v electric stove be grounded to the neutral like this?

I have an induction cooktop/stove in a California condo built in 2011-2012. Recently, I had to pull the cooktop electrical and discovered that the stove has a 3 wire harness (red, black, yellow/green). The building has 4 wires (red, black,…
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Can I repair the corner of a glass induction cooktop?

I have a glass induction cooktop that works fine, but the corner has cracked and fallen off. The corner was crushed into several pieces, so I (perhaps mistakenly) threw the pieces out. Here's a photo of what it looks like now: The missing part…
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Can I connect black iron pipe directly to a gas cooktop?

I am moving into a new home. The kitchen has a separate gas cooktop and gas wall oven. Both were supplied by a half inch black iron pipe terminating at a valve in the bottom of one cabinet. From there, two flare fittings connected to a tee allowed…
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Replacing broken double-burner element in Bosch cooktop

I've got a Bosch cooktop (part number PKF645E01A) and the inner-ring of the double-burner element has stopped working (the outer ring works fine). I've opened up the cooktop and notice that the double-burner element has 3 wires. I've checked the…
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Subpanel for electric cooktop

EDIT 3: Going to end up going with Harper and crip659 on this one. I honestly was worried that there was a justification to have this set up in the way that it currently is, but seeing as no one seems to be able to justify such a bizarre design…
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How can I repair a chip in edge of a glass cooktop?

Our induction cooktop has a chip in the edge of the glass. It is about 1/2 inch long and 1/4 inch deep in the beveled edge. Any suggestions how to repair it?
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Belling IHT602 Induction Hob - wiring advice to single-phase with four cores?

I've bought a second-hand Belling IHT602 Induction Hob which has four cores... Green/Yellow - Earth Blue - Neutral Two Lives - Brown and Black I've installed a similar hob before (DIY, not an electrician) but the instructions were much more clear…
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How to connect 3-wire cook top appliance to 4-wire junction box

How to connect 3-wire cook top appliance to 4-wire junction box. 3 wires from new cooktop are black, red & green....existing wires in box are bare ground, 2 black wires and 1 grey wire. So my question is what connects to what? They old cooktop had…
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GE Flat Drop-In Cooktop Burner stuck on high

I have a GE Cooktop (Model JP5036DJ2BB), which has touch surface controls (no knobs), with a burner that is stuck on high no matter what temp I set it to. Any idea what this could be due to?
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Can I run power to an induction cook top off of a sub-panel?

I’m trying to swap from gas cook top to induction cook top. There’s a sub-panel directly below the cook top and the main panel is prohibitively far away to run power from. My question is whether or not it can be done or should I scrap this idea? I…
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How can I clean my black glass cooktop surface?

I missed a step when I got my new Cafe range; the manual says... BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE... Use ceramic cooktop cleaner and a non-scratch cleaning pad to clean the cooktop. Wait until the cooktop cools and the indicator light goes out before…
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How do I go about getting a free standing range replaced with a cooktop gas stove?

This is in the US and the question is similar to this. While the other question is whether something is "easy or not" I'm wondering about the feasibility specifically around changing countertops. One of the answers says a countertop change won't be…
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No gas shutoff valve… trying to replace cooktop safely

Hey all! I’m trying to do this right and hoping you folks can help me along. I got a new gas cooktop and need to change them out. While I enjoy doing as much DIY stuff as possible on my own, I’ve seen enough caution on this topic (especially…
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How do I wire a 4-wire 220v cooktop to a 3 prong plug?

I just bought a new cooktop which comes with 4 exposed wires. It also comes with a diagram on how to configure it using a NEMA 10-50p type plug -- which is great because that matches the type of socket that my kitchen has. I find the diagram kind of…
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How do I wire my 3-wire cook top where there used to be a 4-wire one?

I am changing out a 25-year old 240v cooktop with a new cook top. The old cooktop had 4 wires and the new one has 3. After the white and green, the junction box has 1 set of 2 purple wires that the black wire from the stove was connected to and…
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