hi-

i recently purchased an older, used Jenn-Air gas-electric range. The selling couple had updated all of their kitchen appliances and the range and fridge came home with me, both appearing in to be in top condition.

There was no plug attached when I took delivery on the range, although the wiring area was clearly divided into red, white, green and bare (ground) wires.

Since my current home kitchen wiring is set up with a legacy "3-prong" 220v outlet, I consulted with a handyman who advised me on the following wiring strategy: coming from the new 3-prong cord (to be attached) he told me that the critical step was to attach the "middle" cord wire to the "middle" range contact and that the remaining two wires could be attached to either remaining contacts in the wiring box wire, right or left.

I proceeded as told and and when tested, the oven and timer and appeared to operate. With further testing, HOWEVER, I found that the top gas burners will not light with the built-in igniters (I have checked and clean them to confirm they are properly working) and the stove will not come up to temp (hardly above warm, actually- i've checked this with an oven thermometer). HOWEVER, the convection oven and broiler appear to both operate correctly at all temps.

Could the above described wiring result in these malfunctions? Can this unit be used with a "3-prong" outlet, or must I rewire the kitchen?

Note: I have talked to the sellers about these problems and have no reason to suspect them.

UPDATE: the model number of this JENN-AIR unit is SEG196B
Here is a photo of the current wiring set-up: JENN-AIR wiring - a set on Flickr

Thanks for any help or suggestions you can offer me!

hi and thank you for the input!

I gave your suggestion a try - it didn't work (the oven and convection oven would no longer even go on).

so, i am left to ponder this puzzle.

FYI: here is a photo of the wiring setup in question: useless & unrelated to real-life - a set on Flickr

thanks again, your suggestions give us hope! -geff

hi - thanks for your help!

the model is JENN-AIR Model SEG196W

-geff

hi and thanks VERY much for your time and input! -geff