recessed outlets behind appliances?
#1
recessed outlets behind appliances?
hi all - i'm building a plan to remodel a small kitchen in an old house, giving me the opportunity to add brand new electrical in this space. my question to you guys is with regard to recessed outlets/recessed receptacles. does anyone use these in order to provide power to kitchen appliances?
specifically, for example - the gas range/oven: instead of installing an outlet in the back of an adjacent base cabinet, can i install a recessed outlet right behind the oven? the goal is to have it flush against the wall. same question for dishwasher, assuming i don't hard wire to a house line.
thanks!
specifically, for example - the gas range/oven: instead of installing an outlet in the back of an adjacent base cabinet, can i install a recessed outlet right behind the oven? the goal is to have it flush against the wall. same question for dishwasher, assuming i don't hard wire to a house line.
thanks!
#2
Yes it is common to install recessed receptacles behind the range and sometimes dishwasher. Local codes usually have some limitations on where the receptacles can and can't go with regard to the space directly behind the appliance or the adjacent cabinet.
#4
I may have misunderstood what you meant by recessed. Do you mean a receptacle with the face flush with the wall surface or something else?
#5
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Never once seen a recessed outlet used that way.
Most appliances I've seen comes with a right angle plug.
Most appliances I've seen comes with a right angle plug.
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the gas range/oven: instead of installing an outlet in the back of an adjacent base cabinet, can i install a recessed outlet right behind the oven? the goal is to have it flush against the wall