Element wiring help!!!

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kmart

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Oct 22, 2014
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oregon
Hey guys, got my smoker built about 3 months ago! Got my father in law to put in a 220v outlet outside and got the Pid wired to that after about 3 months of asking lol! Now I need to wire the heating element to the Pid which I think I can do myself. Just looking for a little guidance from you guys!
 
first your gonna need the male plug that will plug into the female receptacle on the back of the controller... do you have that ??
 
Yes I do have that. And I ordered some 8 ga. High temp oven wire. One thing about this element is there is no ground, just 2 terminals. Will this be ok? The element sits slightly off the bottom of the smoker on small ceramic spacers.
 
yes.. first your sure the heat element is 220v ??? 220v heat elements do not use a ground/common ... You will hook both terminals on the heater to the two power terminals on the male plug.. I believe they will be the two straight prongs on the male plug... the one prong on the male plug with the bent end will be the ground/common ...
 
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