Electrical Connection; Electrical Requirements; Location Of The Power Outlet; Routing The Electrical Conduit Cable - Thermador ME301YP Guide D'installation

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Electrical connection

Electrical connection
Read these instructions to safely connect your appliance to the electrical supply.
Electrical connection

Electrical requirements

Make sure your electrical installation supports the follow-
ing requirements.
This appliance must be supplied with the proper voltage
and frequency and connected to an individual, properly
grounded branch circuit, protected by a circuit breaker
or fuse. To know the circuit breaker or fuse required by
Model Circuit required
ME301YP 30 A
ME302YP 40 A

Location of the power outlet

Before you install the appliance, check the location of
the power outlet.
If the electrical supply is located in the cabinet open-
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ing, the electrical connection must be made prior to
placing the oven in the opening.
If the electrical supply is in an adjacent cabinet, elec-
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trical connection can be made after placing the oven
in the opening.

Routing the electrical conduit cable

Requirements
A hole in the cabinet has been prepared to route the
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electric conduit from the oven to the junction box.
Serviceability must be maintained. Do not shorten the
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electric conduit cable. Route the electric conduit ca-
ble in a way to permit temporary removal of the oven.
The electrical conduit cable swivels where it is con-
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nected at the oven. Rotate the electric conduit cable
upward or downward and direct it through the pre-
pared hole in the cabinet.
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your model, see the rating plate to find the wattage con-
sumption and refer to the ratings table to get the circuit
breaker or fuse amperage.
All oven models on the front cover of this Installation
Guide are dual rated, designed to be connected to ei-
ther 208 V or 240 V AC, 60 Hz, 4-wire, single-phase
power supply.
Watts @ 240 V Circuit required
6400 30 A
8500 40 A

Installing a four-wire connection

IMPORTANT: Use the four-wire cable from home
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power supply in the U.S. where local codes do not al-
low grounding through neutral, New Branch circuit in-
stallations (1996 NEC), mobile homes and recre-
ational vehicles, new construction and in Canada.
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Watts @ 208 V
4800
6500
Cable from home power supply
Black wires
Red wires
4-wire flexible conduit from oven
Junction box
White wires
UL listed wire connectors
Green (or bare) ground wire
UL listed or CSA approved conduit connector
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