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[914itis]

I am wiring my garage heater . 220 Volts

I have a 220 outlet in the garage but I will need to hard wire the heater, I am posting pictures of both, the heater connectors and the outlet, As I understand L1 is black and L2 to red, Ground to ground, What about the white wire?

Thanks in advance.

[fixer34]

White is not the same as ground even though they are bonded at the circuit breaker box. If you don't need the white/neutral on the heater, tape the wire off and fold it back. It looks like you are running a Romex (plastic) type cable; be VERY sure that the green/ground wire is securely connected at both ends and to a good building ground point like a cold water pipe.

Also curious why you need to hard wire it in. If you already have a 220v outlet, can't you make up a short cord with a plug? If not, also install a circuit breaker/disconnect in the garage by the heater. You don't want to be running to the basement in a hurry if it starts smoking/burning.