Out wtih Gas in with Electric Range

Changing my range and confronted with USA electrics for the 1st time - need some help!

Socket behind gas range is std 120V. Junction box has 2 breakers labelled 'Range' with 50A fuse on each breaker and has 'fat' cables attached.

Range breakers are next to each other - 'Dryer' breakers (2) are either side of Range breakers - Dryer is definately 240V.

Q1: To setup Range socket do I change the socket fixture and rewire to the new one using 'red' and 'black' to get 240V?

Q2: I want to fit a microwave over the range do I need a dedicated cct breaker for this? If so, will I need to rewire to get it?

 

Are you saying that the 120volt receptacle behind the stove is on a 2 pole 50amp breaker?

 

Excellant question: After I posted I checked the socket at the back of the range with a voltmeter - when the dual 50A breakers are off, both sockets still have 120V on them.

So now I'm wondering where the cable is that leaves the Cct Breaker Box...there doesn't seem to be any other logical spot in the kitchen for the range - house is about 28yrs old.

 

Do you have an A/C unit outside? Maybe these cables feed it!

Confused! do you have breakers, or fuses in the main panel?

Not from US! From UK right?

 

: ) You're good!

I checked and the 'range' breaker shuts off the outside A/C unit!!

So, it looks like the kitchen was set up for a Gas range only, yes?

Which means that neither the wiring or the breaker box (I have cct breakers, not fuses) are installed to support an electric range.

Yes I'm a Brit living in the US - how much should it cost to have someone come in and set us up for the new range and a microwave?

 

Wow, Arthur. That was amazing! From what magic bag did you pull that answer? Good job!

 

Hay now! I can get lucky sometimes..

"how much should it cost to have someone come in and set us up for the new range and a microwave?"

An opinion is free, but worth little.
An estimate from a local contractor is also free. But more accurate.