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Wall oven and cooktop are on same breaker but the cooktop doesn't get electricity. Are wiring for cooktop and oven in same wiring pack? Or is it splintered somehow to go into the breaker, causing the wiring for cooktop to possibly short out. I know it's the electricity coming into the cooktop because I've replaced with a new cooktop and same problem.
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You may have a short circuit to ground fault in the electric cook top. Divide and conquer. Unplug the cook top and try to reset the breaker. If the breaker resets, then you have a problem with the electric cook top. If it doesn’t, then the problem is at the electrical panel side. Either problem will require a qualified technician’s assistance. I hope this helps. Good luck.
To replace the cooktop the first thing you need to do is turn off the breaker outside that supplies the power to the cooktop.. Then go under the cooktop in the cabinet and follow the flex power cord to the wall. Remove the cover plate on that box in the wall. un connect the wires from the wires in the wall. Next look up at the bottom of the cooktop to make sure there is no clamps that hold the cooktop to the counter top. if there is remove the. Then just lift the cooktop off the counter top. from here you just reverse the steps to put the new one in.
yes you need a seperate line for the cooktop. whoever hooked your oven and cooktop up in the first place should have never hooked them to the same line to begin with. you are lucky you never had issues.
Are you sure the breaker didn't trip on one side? If one leg of the 220 is out, the lights and controls will appear to work, but the elements will not heat up. Make sure you have 220 to the appliance. It's also possible that you pulled a wire off somehow when changing the broil element.
Try looking at the junction box that it is connected to. Maybe one or more of the wires have burned off or come loose from the wire nuts. How many amps is the breaker? Most electric codes require separate circuits (Breakers) for each appliance. First turn off the breaker. There should be an outlet box of some kind on the wall or behind the cabinet. Follow the wire from the cooktop and see where it goes. Open it up and check if any wires are burnt or loose. If it was installed wrong I would change it. Most cooktops shouldn't be fused at more than 30 amps. Single ovens the same, double ovens up to 45 amps. The problem is if they used an old range outlet with 6 gauge wire and tried to connect both appliances to the same wire. This is hard to do without it coming loose.
You have Red and Black HOT wires and a Green Neutral - That is 220 volts. From the wall - Black is Normally HOT and White is Neutral. That is 110 volts. If that is a typical household outlet, is will only supply a demand at about 15 amps while running at 110 volts. Your Cooktop will most likely demand somewhere around 50 amps at 220 volts. - Short Answer - You will need to have a 220 volt supply line ran to the cooktop from the breaker. Easy to do but dangerous if you are unfamiliar with high voltage.
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