Topic: any electricians on this forum

[dusterdude]

i need to know how to run a 10-3 wire with a ground to my wall oven.any help on this?

[tramp]

220 or 110?

[jbailey]

10-3 romex is only good for 30 amps.  Are you sure that is all you need?  What do you need to know specifically?

[BobbyR]

I think you would do well to run a 12-3 cable directly from the box to a dedicated 30 AMP breaker if you have an open spot in the box.

[bigmak]

12-3 is only rated for 20 amps, code violation to hook to a 30 amp breaker. Does your oven have a 3 wire or a 4 wire plug. You need to match the breaker and wire size to the outlet. The outlet you use depends on the cord on the oven. Give more info and you will get a better answer.

 

[Jonesy]

Give more info and you will get a better answer.

LOL.. That mantra never gets old on this board (it is true, though).

[mrbreeze]

Duster....I mentioned this thread to a good bud of mine that is a highly paid union electrician. He has been in the trade for 20+ years. The first thing he told me was.....Whatever info someone gives you here...right or wrong.....who catches hell if your house burns down? This made perfect sense to me. I would play it safe and pay a licensed electrician (just an opinion).

[Bodi]

Get an electrician to do it. If you have to ask "how" here then you shouldn't be considering doing it yourself. This is not something to mess with as mistakes could kill you on the spot (ZAP!) or burn your home down later.
You may be required by your local building codes to have such work done by a licensed tradesman.

[SteveD CB500F]

This is where having a 240V 30A ring main in your house pays dividends.

Long live British Standards !!  (but don't tell Terry in Oz or he'll start off about the cricket again)

[dusterdude]

thanks for the replies,i may have an electrician do this.

[cb650]

1st rule of electrical work stand in a bucket of water .






                    Terry

[Kevin D]

My 40 year old General Electric built-in range recently blew the main feed open (inside the range). It blew a hole the size of a dime through the sheet metal at the back of the range and also scorched the wall. It was #14 (!!!!) hi-temp wiring. The elements were wired with #16, also hi-temp. The breaker at the panel is 40A 240v. The feed from the breaker panel to the range is #8. I think I read 12.5kw on the range. All of this tells me that the main wire is working awfully hard. Sooooo - I went to the Servall appliance parts and found that they had #12 for main and #14 for elements (all hi-temp rated).

I also had my wife shopping for a new range but she couldn't come up with one to fit the opening, which meant a new range means a new kitchen at $25000 or so. We opted for the replacement range wiring.

Today being Thanksgiving, the range is getting a 7 hour Turkey Test, plus potatoes, dressing, casseroles, pies, you name it, we will be cooking it today. If the range holds together, I will be truly thankful.

[Bodi]

Wire sizes inside an appliance don't relate to the wire size needed for the supply cable. You can use a #14 wire for 30 amps provided it has high temperature insulation and air circulation; for wires in a cable for in-wall installation you have 2 current carrying wires (twice the heat) and the cable insulation keeping heat in plus the cable may be in small holes drilled through wooden beams with no air cooling and plenty of combustible wood adjacent. So power cable specs are pretty conservative. For good reason.
If you know what you're doing then installing wiring yourself is no big deal. Like others have suggested, I don't want to give you any instructions because I don't know you and your abilities. You could kill yourself or burn your house down pretty easily.