Whirlpool 9.76E+13 installation instructions Electrical requirements, Recommended ground method

Slide-in ranges: countertop preparations

The cooktop sides of the slide-in range fit over the cutout edge of your countertop.

If you have a square finish (flat) countertop and the opening width is 30" (76.2 cm), no countertop preparation is required.

Formed front-edged countertops: Must have molded edge shaved flat 1/2" (1.3 cm) from each front corner of opening.

Tile countertops may need trim cut back 1/2" (1.3 cm) from each front corner and/or rounded edge flattened.

30"	1/2"
(76.2 cm)
	(1.3 cm)
opening
width

30-7/8" (78.4 cm)

Formed or tiled countertop trimmed 1/2" (1.3 cm) back at front corners of countertop opening.

22-5/8"

(57.5 cm)

Cooktop sides of range fit over edges of countertop opening.

If countertop opening width is greater than 30" (76.2 cm), adjust the 1/2" (1.3 cm) dimension.

Countertop must be level. Place level on countertop, first side to side; then front to back. If countertop is not level, range will not be level. Oven must be level for satisfactory baking conditions.

4

Electrical requirements

If codes permit and a separate ground wire is used, it is recommended that a qualified electrician determine that the ground path and wire gauge are in accordance with local codes.

This range must be connected to a grounded metal, permanent wiring system.

Check with a qualified electrician if you are not sure range is properly grounded.

Do not ground to a gas pipe.

Do not have a fuse in the neutral or ground circuit.

Range must be connected to the proper electrical voltage and frequency as specified on the model/serial rating plate. (The model/serial rating plate is located on the oven frame behind the storage drawer panel.)

A four-wire or three-wire, single- phase, 120/240-volt, 60-Hz, AC-only, electrical supply (or three-wire or four- wire 120/208-volt if specified on the model/serial rating plate) is required on a separate, 40 amp circuit, fused on both sides of the line.

A time-delay fuse or circuit breaker is recommended.

The range can be connected directly to the fused disconnect (or circuit breaker box) through flexible armored conduit.

This range can be direct wired to a four- wire or three-wire aluminum wiring system. See “Direct wire method: Copper or Aluminum wire” section.

Allow two to three feet of slack in the line so that it can be moved if servicing is ever necessary.

A U.L.-listed conduit connector must be provided at each end of the power supply cable (at the range and at the junction box).

Wire sizes and connections must conform with the rating of the range (40 amps).

The wiring diagram is located on the back of the range or on the inside of the storage drawer in a clear plastic bag.

Recommended ground method

It is the personal responsibility and obligation of the customer to contact a qualified electrician to assure that the electrical installation is adequate and is in conformance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 — latest edition* and all local codes and ordinances.

Power supply cord is not supplied, but is available through your local electrical supply house.

Copies of the standards listed may be obtained from:

*National Fire Protection Association One Batterymarch Park

Quincy, Massachusetts, 02269

If connecting to a four-wire system:

This range is manufactured with the ground connected to the cabinet. The ground must be revised so the green grounding wire of the four-wire power supply cord is connected to the cabinet. See “Four-wire electrical connection” section.

When a four-wire receptacle of NEMA Type 14-50R is used (see Figure 1, below), a matching U.L.-listed, four-wire, 250-volt, 40 amp, range power supply cord (pigtail) must be used. This cord contains four copper conductors with either ring terminals or spade terminals with upturned ends to connect the power supply at the appliance end, terminating in a NEMA Type 14-50P plug on the supply end. The fourth (grounding) conductor must be identified by a green or green/yellow cover and the neutral conductor by a white cover. Cord should be Type SRD or SRDT with a U.L.-listed strain relief and be at least four feet long. The minimum conductor sizes for the copper four-wire power cord are:

40 amp circuit

2 No.-8 conductors

1 No.-10 white neutral

1 No.-8 green grounding

If connecting to a three-wire system:

Local codes may permit the use of a U.L.-listed, 250-volt, 40 amp range power supply cord (pigtail). This cord contains three, No.-10 copper wires and matches a three-wire receptacle of NEMA Type

10-50R, shown in Figure 2. Connectors on the appliance end must be provided at the point the power supply cord enters the appliance.

4-wire wall	3-wire wall
receptacle (14-50R)	receptacle (10-50R)
Figure 1	Figure 2