wiring for refrigerator receptacle

[Bertramp]

I wrestled the old refrigerator out of my 1970-45C (45C360) ... it was hard wired, the colors being red, green and a labeled ground in green. New receptacle to add in is labeled black, white & ground.
red to black
green to white
green (gnd) to ground

true ?
... i realize/think that a screwup here creates an UGLY electrolysis problem, which I would surely like to avoid.
thanks

 

[SKYCHENEY]

Sounds right, but check with a multimeter or lightbulb tester to make sure that red is the hot lead.

 

[Genesis]

Eek.

Are you sure that's original? I've never seen Hatt do something like THAT.

Green is not to be used for anything other than ground......

I suspect red is hot, but I'd check it....

 

[Nonchalant1]

Check 'em ALL. If the green labeled ground was attached to the ground screw on the box or the metal of the box, it's safe to use as the ground. You can test common against other common wires with a continuity tester (i.e. "tone") of a multi-meter and a long wire from your common bus or another known common connection. New receptacle: black is hot, white is common, green is ground, so if the wires are as you suspect, your stated colors to connect are OK.

You can also test the outlet after it's done with one of those cheap hardware store polarity plugs that you just plug into the outlet and the lights on it glow green if it's OK. I'd get one of those and plug it in every plug type outlet on the boat.

Doug

 

[Bertramp]

pretty sure it's original ... a 30 yr old refrigerator, hard wired is a decent indicator to me. I wired as suggested and all seems good.
kinda reminds me of a not so funny joke I once heard "wanna make a Striker owner crazy .... throw a penny in his bilge" !

thanks for the advice folks

 

[Fanfare]

Good idea to use one of those three-prong, three-light plug-in circuit testers on every plug. On my 1966 50MY I relied on the grounding lugs that came (from Hatteras) on each 110v. outlet. Then one day I had an outlet apart and found (surprise!) NO green wire at all! The wires had never been put in (two-wire romex only) but that half-round hole was there. When I think of all the times I used my electric drill in the bilges...

And even after I had green-wired everything, I later had a yard add a few more outlets--my tester showed their electrician had wired one plug with reverse polarity. Not what you want to fool with on a boat.

Jim Grove (Fanfare)