The house we recently bought has a 20 amp circuit labeled MICROWAVE. There are a total of 3 outlets on this 20 amp circuit. The circuit appears to feed (in this order) 1) a 15 AMP GFCI outlet, the LOAD on this 1st outlet feeds load 2) the microwave in the upper cabinet, which is a 20 amp outlet the microwave is plugged into. The Microwave outlet feeds the final 20 amp outlet. I have read that a microwave is SUPPOSED to have its own 20 amp circuit. Since I often plug a toaster in to the outlet coming out of the microwave outlet, would this exceed the safe usage? I often wondered why the previous home owner installed 20 amp circuit for just 2 outlets, not thinking the hidden microwave outlet was also in the same circuit. I thought perhaps they used heavy mixers, etc. It sounds like I will either be 1) moving the feed to the microwave leg to the non gfi side of the 1st outlet, and installing a gfi outlet on the 3rd and final outlet, or 2) running a new, dedicated non GFI 20 amp circuit to the microwave, leaving just 2 outlets on a 20 amp circuit. I can easily plug the toaster into a different outlet, which is a different circuit. Can I safely keep this configuration, knowing I need to relocate the microwave off the GFI load side, and not use heavy draw items if Microwave is in use? I appreciate your expert thoughts and recommendations, Thanks

My parent's home was built in 1967. They purchased a new stove but the original stove was wired directly to a 3-wire (red black white) with no ground wire, armored cable. The white looks significantly of less gauge (ie thinner, if I'm not using "less" properly). I need to install an outlet for the new stove but I am leary using a wire with no ground. So I dug a little deeper and I cam upon a buried junction box a couple of feet away from where the wire came through the floor. Also, the house has a very small service panel with fuses. There are three fuses labeled "Kitchen Heavy". When I undid the fuses to shut off power to the stove, the stove and counter top outlets all went out. My first question is about the junction box. It seems to me that a wire is coming from the panel to the junction and from there it goes to the outlets and a separate wire goes to the stove. Is this, is any way and given the date of build, legal? Also, under what obligation am I to fix this issue and, of course, how would I fix it? Three fuses for two applications and none of the fuses are bridged. Seems overly confusing to try and fix. Could I just run a better range worth wire in place of the armored cable that is there? As far as the hidden junction goes, I can cut a hole in the basement ceiling so access can be gained to the box so it won't be hidden any longer. As always, your thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.