How To Install An Electric Cooktop - Step by Step
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Watch step-by-step how to install an Electric Cooktop. This installation video applies to most (if not all) Electric Cooktops.
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Thanks for the video! I’m an electrician getting ready to do this for a client so I just wanted a quick recon before going to the job since I haven’t done one before. I appreciate your help. Side note - I can’t believe someone put a sub panel in a kitchen cabinet!
I absolutely love the phrase "I must have done something right" idk why but its amazing
I try
I'm ready to install my cooktop, Thank You Much :D
You can do it!
Very informative. Appreciate explaining how the brackets work and how the lower the unit in safely. 👍
Glad to help! I appreciate your feedback 🙏
thankyou.. loved that way you explained step by step.
Thank you for the sub Susana! And no problem glad I could help you out!
End of video: oh by the way-make sure the breaker is off 😂😂
Instructions unclear, responding from Hell.
You explained everything perfectly and really appreciate the video!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
excellent. thank you
Thank you for the very detailing, good works.
You are welcome!
Outstanding presentation skills!
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
Thanks!!! So easy!!!
Glad it helped!
Great video, Thanks for sharing!!
No problem!
Great demonstration!
Thank you so much! Glad you could get some value out of this!
Thank you ......👍 keep it ☝
Thank you!
Hi. I'm looking to install a small cooktop (21.5 x 4.7 x 15 inches) and need to know if there are any existing cooktop cabinets that can accommodate this small size....or do I have to get a custom cabinet for this size cooktop? Thanks.
Thanks so so much !
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You might want to check the 90 degree connector going to the cooktop. The armored cable was separated from the connector. Sharp edges and wiring don't mix.
You’re absolutely right. I should have mentioned that during the video since mine was exposed. I only used this cooktop to demonstrate the installation process for this video. It’s no longer installed. Thanks for sharing!
Looks very easy I’m going to try to install myself. You were very helpful thank u much
Glad it's helpful. Good Luck!
@@TheAppliancePlug i always thought you should change cable and connect it directly to power source if its not long enough.
Great video. Thx!
Glad you like it. Thanks for watching!
Thanks brother!
No problem!
Thanks for video! Like to know how to replace Maytag cook top electric knobs!?
Here is a small tip... get a cooktop with no knobs... and get one with features like a timer... GAME... CHANGER!
Yes cooktops with knobs are very nice! Comes down to preference
How do you handle the mounting bracket installation when there is no bottom assess to the cooktop?
Hi. So does the 220 go into the breaker box and split into 2 220s . One for the oven and one for the stove top?
Can you install this on a cabinet with drawers or is there supposed to be a set distance from the bottom of the cooktop to the drawers underneath
I appreciate this content, will help me change out my tenants cook top this weekend, can I use any 1/8 foam tape, the oem tape that did not come with my open box cooktop won't get here in time for the installation.
Excellent video
Thank you!
I am planning for an install soon. the instructions mention special steps/connectors needed for aluminum to copper wire. Is that the same setup here, and is there anything different that needs to be done?
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Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
Best video I've seen so far. I have a used cooktop to install and a kitchen sink tap, then the real good job, clean out the grease trap! I should make her do it for all the grease she dumped down the drain. No, I guess it has to be me, or I will be going the "fast food" way for weeks if I want anything to eat. All that smelly slop (I've had to do it before, about 7 years ago.), where will I get rid of it this time? Yeech!
Good video and explanation. Just an opinion tho , I would of used a mc connector. also I noticed something that needs attention you can see the wires exposed at the other end of cook top not safe. Overall good video
The exposed tail by the oven itself irked me so bad lol.
can i connect a plug to the wires coming out of the cook top and plug it into the dryer outlet which is 240v??
Mine was cracked when purchased my home, Getting ready to change it out Thanks
My man did some blow before hand😎😤
Do cooktops need to be hardwired or can you use a plug to plug it into a 50 amp range receptacle?
Helpful clip smily bro 😊👍
Glad to help. Thank you 😁
Do you seal the edges to the counter?
Solid video bro guy
Thank you!
What size cabinet do you need to install a 36" cooktop?
Do you have a video of how to clean and care for the glass. I want to purchase one but I am expert breaking the glass when I am cleaning it. Thank you for sharing.
I do not have a video on how to clean the glass
Can you add a three or four prong plug to that cook top
Whats the power amp connection required
You made an interesting video with fine tips and tricks , but in Europe we have more wires, namely 4. Besides this, sometimes the wires of the cooktop have not the same colours as these of the elektric network of the house. What can we do in that case ? Isn't there any list which differences are allowed ? such as : Brown to red, blue to black, ... ? Or don't you need to use them all ?
Europe has 220v/240v wires color don't matter, in the us 120 V ( Hot is red or black, White is neutral)
Maybe you shouldn't watch this video then???
Hello, we also have this kind of electric furnace in our factory. In order to show the buyer how to install it, can you help us make a video like this, I think the video you made is amazing.
Sorry we don't really deal with electric furnaces here!
Where can I buy installation tape?
I purchased a display cooktop from Lowe’s and it didn’t have the foam tape, no one there had even heard of it and kept trying to send me to “insulation” and I had to spell it out for them. Even worse time trying to search it online because I only got results for “insulation” tape. It’s like it doesn’t exist outside of the box from the factory.😅
are the openings fairly standardized? is there one size more common than others?
I saw you had the conduit connection clamp ring installed at the end but you should have included installing it because lots of people take these videos as Bible. jus' sayin'...
and on the bottom side of the cooktop, where the electric goes in to the cooktop, the conduit looks loose from that connection. Am I correct in observing that? If so. how does that get clamped?
The most common cooktop sizes are 30" and 36". However, the cut-outs do vary depending on multiple things including the age of your existing unit and style. For example, older coil cooktops had round edges so your cut-out may be rounded and if you're replacing it with a glass top you may need the edges to be straight. Thanks for your feedback!
So I would need to upgrade my electrical system in order to wire the cooktop in? I initially thought I just had to plug it into an outlet, like most appliances.
What is the Gage of the cable and how many amps is the braker???
Thanks for the video. Can I connect the cooktop and Oven in the same circuit? I have a 50amp circuit for the free standing range. Looking to replace the range with cooktop and an oven (all electrical).
As much as I'd love to tell you yes, that is an electrical question and really depends on what each of the appliances you're connecting calls for. They might each call for 30 or 40 amps so that would probably create a problem for you. I would hate to guide you in the wrong direction. Good luck!
While a branch circuit is typically dedicated to a single unit/appliance, NEC does have an exception where it considers separate cooktop and wall ovens as a single branch. You will need to add their KW ratings to determine the circuit size. That being said, many cooktops call for either 6/2 or 8/2 (220v and no neutral wire) wiring, whereas many ovens call for 12/3 (220v with neutral wire), so most electricians and inspectors will strongly push you to have two independent circuits. This will also let you continue to use one appliance if the other has to be turned off for whatever reason (eg waiting on repairs)
What color wires go to which?
Hi,
Is this copper to aluminum? Will regular wire nut work fine? Or it has to be special wire connector?
Look for purple 🟣 nuts. The package will specification details like wire sizes and AL to CU connections. I searched Lowes for "al to cu wire nuts".
Great to see all the details related to the installment of the cooktop. Except, I would have liked to see you start the entire process by shutting down power at the circuit breaker BEFORE doing anything else. And I did not see you tightening the squeeze connector. It looks loose even after you say you finished the job.
I appreciate your feedback. I’ll be demonstrating a different model soon and will keep that in mind. Thanks for watching!
Can the oven be installed under that top
Good video! I might be wrong, but it seems you did not show how to put the isolation tape and how to tighten the mounting brackets. I know this is easy, but for first-time installers, it might help.
for the mounting bracket they said near the end of the video that they wouldn't be able to show that processs because it was at a really weird angle for the video camera.
3:26 what is the tape more specifically? I forgot to get some when buying new cooktop, but having a hard time finding what I need to buy
If the model cooktop you purchased requires it, it will be included with it. Some models actually come with it already attached. It’s an insulation tape adding a layer of cushion between the glass top and the countertop.
Why are installers not using any type of sealant between the cooktop edge and counter? Had one installed a few months back on our new home and now we’re finding crumbs in the drawer under the cooktop.
Does it sit on a cabinet? Or the only thing holding it are the sides of the counter?
No it doesn't sit on the cabinet. It rests around the lip on the bottom side of the cooktop. When you reference the cutout measurements for the cooktop you're installing, you will want to make sure you consider both the minimum and maximum cutout measurements.
What was the white wire for in the electrical box? There was a bare grounds wire a red and black but also a white wire
The white wire was was part of my feed going into the box from circuit breaker but it was not used to connect cooktop. My installation site was setup to accommodate different options. Sorry for the confusion.
@@TheAppliancePlug so do you just cap off the white wire? That confused me too.
“Make sure your circuit breaker WAS turned off” 😱😂
what was the white wire for I saw in the box?
The white wire was was part of my feed going into the box from circuit breaker but it was not used to connect cooktop. My installation site was setup to accommodate different options. Sorry for the confusion.
Hi, we just bought an older home (2000) and it has a cooktop but under the cabinet it has this metal thing connected to it and a jar which seems to hold grease. I have no idea if I can replace this older stovetop with one of these new ones and would we just eliminate that metal piece? I appreciate any comment, advise, etc
Wall has copper wires and cooktop has aluminum wires. Need special connector when mixing metals.
the cooktop doesn't require two hot wires, two neutral wires, one ground?
So I have a cooktop that was installed probably over 15 years ago. Works fine but is there no way to seal between the counter and the top? Crumbs get under and I feel like I can’t ever get it all out.
I would advise with a professional then, since every situation is different!
Ok..now somebody tell me how I can use the existing range plug (we are sizing down and just eliminated the ol' Kenmore range, as the oven went out) to connect the awesome dual element induction "Countertop" unit (I-💜-it)
..it has a factory standard 3' cord w/ 3-prong plug, like my 28qt Air Fryer..is there a specific "adapter or conversion plug" I can get❓We are extending the counter where the range sat..and we prefer to leave the stock range plug should I ever plan to sell my home...helllp🤣..thx from PDX 🇺🇸
@@josiqvideos09 ..assumed that..but the "standard
3-prong plug" is the issue..not the range receptacle .
@@josiqvideos09 ..I've been told there's an adapter for ""3-prong-to-existing Range receptical""..this what I said in the first post..just can't find the damn thing, lol
There are a dozen different 240v plugs. Need to know which one is there and get matching.
Has anyone found the special plug?
What was the white wire hooked to?
This particular cooktop doesn’t have a white wire. However, my junction box included the option for models with a white wire (most newer models do have the white wire.) If the cooktop you have has a white wire, you want to wire it to the white wire in your junction box. If you don’t have a white wire in your junction box, you can add it to the ground wire. The most important thing is to make sure the black goes with black and the red goes with red as those are your hot wires. Thanks for watching!
@@josiqvideos09 thank u, so say your junction box has a white wire like in his video, and the stove does not, do we just cap that white wire off coming from the junction box? and Say the junction box does not have a white wire, and the stove does can we cap the stove white wire, green wire and copper wire together? thx. Im such a newbie
What's the point of a junction box if a sub panel is right there?
This was setup for training purposes.
My cooktop came with just 3cables red black and green…the old one has 4 I don’t know how it works the white one 😢
red to black is 240v. red to white is 120v. black to white is 120v. My cooktop has downdraft fan and needs 120v. Yours may not need 120 and then you don't need white wire. green is ground and is essential for safety. White is called common. Some places allow connecting white & green but many do not because it creates a "ground loop". Not an electrician.
@@brianbeuning9279 thank you for the information 👍
What about the damaged conduit at cooktop power entrance? I DO care about things like this. A repair should've been done. Think about please.
He touches the bare cable. When he's done he says the power needs to be turned off. Something wrong with that?
I would have checked first to see if the power was actually switched off. And I would only touch 220V if I am 220% sure that the power is gone.
What is the length of the cooktop power cord?
Breaker size?
You'll want to reference the owners manual of the unit you're installing to confirm proper size.
Great video but the uncapped gas line is unsafe.
Thanks for sharing!
How about circuit breaker turn off ?.
Always turn breaker off before messing with electric. Good catch!
Im curious about the weight of the kettle, when i cook soup
Nobody checks the voltage anymore..... zap!!!
I thought you could just plug it in like a regular stove
Electric cooktops don’t come with a power cord that plugs in. They require hardwire in a junction box. However, gas cooktops are equipped with standard 120v power cords that plug in to control the igniters and controls. The heat on gas cooktops is produced by the gas connection. I hope this makes sense. I appreciate your feedback!
Your metal corrugated was loose at the stove when you set it in. This was VERY dangerous and a short hazard. The cable can cut the wire jacket. The cable must be secured at the stove end and it should have a short protector installed.
it is not a real kitchen. He is just demonstrating generally what needs to be done. But yeah at least i would have mentioned in the video that the wire is not supposed to be like that...
Any time I see those hard wires I mistake them as a gas line for a second
I am the plumber/electrician/handyman lmao
Awesome!
Cap that gas line!
What about the white wire?
Exactly the same question I had
yes please what about the Neutral wire?
White goes with black...i tested it and it works
Old I know but white is not used. Cap off with a wire nut and tape. Only needed for a range with a light, fan, etc.
I watch this guy suffer for 10 minutes to find out he didn't even tighten the fasteners which is all I wanted to see at that point 🤣
Not sure where the suffering was in the video
bro was dying making this video lmao@@TheAppliancePlug
You can’t leave wires loose out of the connector like that. Probably should hire a electrician to install this
Yes you can, just like he did and it works fine and will continue to work with no issues!
Uhmmm
Not bad for being coked up.
hahahahahaha. Thanks for tuning in
Can you change out the power cord on a cooktop like this? Current: 18" (3 prong), New cord: 4' (4 prong). I've done it on a regular stove oven, but this looks like you have to take the whole housing apart. 🫤