Microwave receptacle question
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Microwave receptacle question
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Question, my girlfriend bought a house last year built in the 70's. Had a good bit of remodeling done, with new kitchen cabinets put in, and a new stove. So we picked out a new over the range microwave to put in, and I was watching a couple video's to make sure I could do the task at hand.
My question is the electrical outlet is above the cabinet that would be over the range. Most of the video's I see show you install the microwave and you run the cord into the cabinet that is right above the microwave. Is it mandatory that plug be in there, because it's 3 or 4 inches above the top of the cabinet, not in the cabinet. I am thinking I could just drill another hole in top of cabinet to run cord out and lay on top of cabinet and plug in wall. Otherwise, I'm assuming I will need to cut a new hole into the cabinet, drywall, and run a new line in the wall down a few inches to a new old work gang box in the cabinet, which will be a lot of work.
Can somebody please advise what I have to do in a case like this? Thank you in advance for the info.
Question, my girlfriend bought a house last year built in the 70's. Had a good bit of remodeling done, with new kitchen cabinets put in, and a new stove. So we picked out a new over the range microwave to put in, and I was watching a couple video's to make sure I could do the task at hand.
My question is the electrical outlet is above the cabinet that would be over the range. Most of the video's I see show you install the microwave and you run the cord into the cabinet that is right above the microwave. Is it mandatory that plug be in there, because it's 3 or 4 inches above the top of the cabinet, not in the cabinet. I am thinking I could just drill another hole in top of cabinet to run cord out and lay on top of cabinet and plug in wall. Otherwise, I'm assuming I will need to cut a new hole into the cabinet, drywall, and run a new line in the wall down a few inches to a new old work gang box in the cabinet, which will be a lot of work.
Can somebody please advise what I have to do in a case like this? Thank you in advance for the info.
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If your cord is long enough, that is what you should do. Get a couple grommets for your holes... the ones that computer desk wires go through.
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Thanks, it's a dedicated circuit I believe. The old microwave use to be there but the cabinets were much different hence why the plug is not going to line up to where the new cabinets are.
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I see show you install the microwave and you run the cord into the cabinet that is right above the microwave. Is it mandatory that plug be in there, because it's 3 or 4 inches above the top of the cabinet, not in the cabinet.
You can drill a hole and pull microwave cord above the cabinet if above the cabinet will be still accessible and the cord is long enough. Otherwise, you will have to lower the outlet.
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Yea, new cabinet is mounted a little lower than old cabinet. Which means the outlet is now a couple inches above the top of new cabinets. Can't really see it from eye level looking up in the room, so it's not some eye sore. I just didn't know if it was code that the outlet HAD to be in the cabinet above the range.