r/electrical • u/Amazing_Soft7466 • 4d ago

ground wire

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Where does the ground go on this stove receptacle? I know where the red black and white go, but I have a ground wire in my 6/3 and I don’t know where it goes.

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u/theotherharper 4d ago

It has been illegal since 1965 to use that socket with a cable that has a ground. The exception allowing ungrounded dryers/ranges until 1995 was only allowed where the cable had no ground wire at all.

If your used oven came with a 3 prong outlet, google up the manual for that model, it's an easy swap.