Re: Buying New Kitchen Appliances


"Les" <lester123_nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Planning on buying all new kitchen appliances, since they are all about 18
> yrs old. Currently have a hood over the range that has a fan and light as
> part of it. I would like to replace the hood with a microwave oven over
the
> range.
>
> My condo is 18 yrs old. Can I assume that since I have electricity with
the
> hood, that the electrical wiring is ample for the microwave, like the
> salesman says? Or how can it be tested to make sure that the current
> electrical wiring is OK?
>
> --
> Have a great day, except you spammers
> To email, remove the obvious

By electrical code microwaves are considered fixed appliances, they need
there own circuit.
If your home is older than 18 years then I can almost guarantee that there
is not a separate circuit for the hood/light combo. We just did not do that
back then.

Will it work, probably. You might trip a breaker once in a while until you
figure out what else is on the circuit the new microwave is going to be
connected to.

If it is easy to install a new circuit for the microwave I would.

Other issues you may have not thought of are back then we would have run 3
wire circuits to the appliances, like the oven and cook. If your new stuff
is electric best check to see if they need a 4 wire circuit. 4 wire
includes a neutral.

Does your local building department require upgrading anything when
upgrading the kitchen?
A quick call with out your last name will find out for sure.


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