Replacing an Electric Range

[Jay]

I am replacing an old electric range and have some wiring questions. Th eold electric range was hard wired to the electric box. The box had 3 wires (Red / White / Black). The ground was connected to a screw on the side of the stove and connected to a copper pipe.

1. I need to put in a plug so I can can plug in the new range. What kind of plug do I put in? A 3 prong range plug since I only have 3 wires?

1. How do I ground the new stove? The same way the old on was?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Jay

[beecrofter]

Code has changed for ranges and dryers now they are fed by 4 wires, your old system used 2 hots and a ground the new adds a neutral wire. There may be instructiions with the range to wire it using the old existing non conforming system.

[RBM]

Current NEC allows you to use a preexisting three wire range feeder. Just buy a three wire range outlet and connect it with white in the middle. The white wire on a three wire systems serves as neutral and ground. On the range there should be a jumper strap from the neutral terminal to the metal frame of the range. If it is not currently installed, it should be in a parts bag with instructions . A short time ago Ralph Mowery posted this instruction for a dryer connection. It is essentially the same thing for a range.