The original post: /r/diy by /u/Foreign_Structure595 on 2024-12-26 19:18:44.

Any advice for connecting solid & stranded wires when it’s for larger wires (e.g., 10awg/8awg)?

I’m trying to wire up a 30A induction cooktop where the house wires are 10awg solid, and the cooktop wires appear to be 10awg or 8awg stranded. The manual is clear, however, that the max current draw is 30A, so my sense is that the 10awg house wiring should be sufficient. (It’s on a 30A breaker, and there’s been a conventional electric cooktop on this circuit for years.)

I know the “strip an additional 1/8” from the stranded” technique, but I’m used to smaller wires (14awg/12awg), and am less confident with the larger wires.