KitchenAid 8285364 Wire connections chart, Check operation, Disconnect the power supply

Electrical connection

WARNING

Wire connections chart

junction box

cable from fused disconnect or circuit breaker box

white

cable from fused disconnect or circuit breaker box

junction
box	black

Electrical Shock Hazard

Turn power supply off before connecting wires.

Use 10-gauge solid copper wire. Electrically ground cooktop.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electrical shock.

This cooktop must be connected to a grounded, metallic permanent wiring system or a ground connector should be connected to the ground terminal or wire lead on the cooktop.

This cooktop is manufactured with a frame connected, green or bare ground wire. Connect the cooktop cable to the junction box through the 1/2" (12.7 mm) U.L.-listed conduit connector. Complete electrical connection according to local codes and ordinances.

5.Make the electrical connection:

1.	Disconnect the power supply.
2.	Remove the junction box cover from junction
	box inside cabinet.
3. Connect cooktop power supply cable to
	junction box using a U.L.-listed conduit

redwire wires

green or bare ground wire

green ground	black
	wires
appliance cable	U.L.-listed
wire
	conduit
Figure 1	connector
	power supply
	cable from cooktop

If local codes DO NOT PERMIT connecting cooktop-ground conductor to neutral white wire in junction box:

(four-wire system)

7.Connect the green ground power supply cable wire to the ground wire in junction box or other ground connector with twist-on connector. See Figure 1.

8.Put a twist-on connector on end of white wire.

9.Replace junction box cover.

red	wires
wires
white
wire
green ground
appliance cable	U.L.-listed
wire
	conduit
	connector
Figure 2	power supply cable
	from cooktop

If local codes PERMIT

connecting cooktop-ground

conductor to neutral

junction box wire: (three-wire system)

7.Connect the green power supply cable wire to the neutral (white) wire in junction box with twist-on connector. See Figure 2.

8.Replace junction box cover.

	connector. Tighten screws on conduit
	connector.
4.	Connect the two black wires together with
	twist-on connectors.
5.	Connect the two red wires together with
	twist-on connectors.
6.	Complete the electrical connection
	according to local codes and ordinances.
	(See "Wire connections chart.")

Check operation

6. Turn on electrical supply.

7. Check that cooktop surface elements heat and indicator lights are operating correctly.

8. Check that downdraft vent operates. If the cooktop does not operate, disconnect the power supply and check that wire connections have been made correctly.

You have just finished installing your new KitchenAid downdraft cooktop. To get the most efficient use from your new cooktop, read your Use & Care Guide.

Keep Installation Instructions and Guide close to cooktop for easy reference.

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