A historical note: In the US, the NEC requires all kitchen outlets need to be GFCI protected. UL requires all kitchen appliances to have all exposed metal parts grounded. But these are not legally required unless the local building codes cite the NEC and UL regulations.
BUT... for decades, the electric kitchen range manufacturers lobbied hard and got an exception. Ranges used a 3-pin connector with NO GROUND and NO GFCI. Instead, it had two hots and a neutral. They used the neutral as their "ground". Any 120v devices in the range (light bulbs, fans, etc.) were wired between one of the hots and neutral. This was obviously less safe (but saved them money). -- Excellence does not require perfection. -- Henry James But it *does* require attention to detail! -- Lee Hart -- Lee A. Hart https://www.sunrise-ev.com _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
