Moving a stove plug??

Question

I bought a house as a rental and the stove plug is in the absolute wrong spot. I am wondering if its possible to either buy extension cord for the stove so I can move it farther away (about 12 feet), and how safe this would be or how much work is involved in moving the whole outlet to another spot. I do not want to hire a professional. I plan on getting my dad or bf to move the plug if that's what I'm going to do, since they know a little more about DIY stuff than me. Help!

Answer 1

If you intend to have the house for some time, it would be best to do it right.

If you are not familiar with electrical code, hire it done.

for a stove circuit you need to run 6 or 8 gauge wire (someone above mentioned 12 guage BIG NO-NO!!!) from the breaker panel to the desired location. You can junction box a splice but the j-box must be accessible and not covered by sheetrock.

So If for example you want to extend the circuit 12 ft from the existing outlet location you must place a rated junction box and run cable that is the same gauge as the home run to the breaker panel.

An Extension Cord does not exist capable of handling a stove circuit nor should you attempt to build one.

If a fire results from out of code wiring you could forfeit any potential insurance claim, also you could face serious liability issues if a renter is hurt or killed as the result.

Best answer, Hire it done. You'll save yourself grief. A $300 electrician bill or sleepless nights? which do you choose.

Many cities require a licensed electrician perform work where rentals are involved anyway.. Check your local building codes.

Answer 2

Just using an extension cord violates most city building code and poses a safety/fire hazard. Most electric stoves I know uses 230 volt electrical power which is not your normal 115 volt outlets in your house. You have 2 options:
1. Cheaper way but ugly - install a metal conduit from the existing outlet to the stove. Then run the wires (3 - red, black and green, white 4th wire which is neutral is not necessary provided you have a good ground) inside the conduit. Make sure the wire size is 12 gauge or larger. One end must be connected inside the existing outlet junction box and the other end must be terminated inside a new junction box installed with mating power socket for the stove. You can use conduit hanging spikes along the baseboard to keep it stationary.
2. Expensive but correct and prettier way - Cut out a horizontal strip of dry wall just wide enough to fit a electric drill from the outlet to the stove. Drill a 1/2 inch hole in the middle of all exposed 2x4 studs. This time you do not need to install a metal conduit. You can just use a 3 conductor romex wire and thread it through all the holes so that the romex is completely inside the wall. Terminate both ends the same way as in option 1. Reinstall the dry wall and paint the wall.
Since this is a rental, I suggest you do a proper job that meets the code for your city. Any property damage or injury to your tenant can end you up in civil court. Call this expense electrical repair and you can deduct it against your rental income for some tax savings.
Good luck.

Answer 3

FIRST turn off breaker that feeds the current plug.(turn stove "on" and place what you believe to be the correct breaker to the "off" position;verify stove is now off)remove cord,then disassemble the receptacle.save the parts.Now install a junction box where the receptacle box was.Run flexible conduit to the new location.Feed the new wire from the new location to the junction box at the old location.Connect the wires at this junction box and install the cover.At the new location.attach the receptacle box to the wall.Attach the wires to the receptacle and install the receptacle into the housing.turn the breaker to the "on" position and verify the voltage at the receptacle,if it is correct,plug the power cord from the stove into the receptacle.MAKE SURE YOU PROPERLY SIZE THE NEW AND EXISTING WIRE.IF YOU DON'T,IT WILL CAUSE A FIRE.

Answer 4

If it is an electric range, they DO NOT make extension cords because it is dangerous.
Hire an electrician, 220volts is no joke. Ask around, perhaps a friend knows someone who is an electrician that would like to make a few dollars by moving it for you on the side. Worst case senario, you call an electrician and they charge you $150.00. But no one got hurt doing it for you, and its done right and looks good, not like a band of wild gypsy's came through your house!!

Everyone who answered above with the exception of Slim Whitman gave you half-cocked gypsy answers!!!
AND YES faulty wiring that was improperly installed will most definetly VOID your insurance!

Answer 5

SInce the plug is for a stove I would suggest that you do not use an extention cord. The plug needs to be moved to the spot you need it. Using an extention cord would be considered a fire hazard.

Answer 6

if the existing plug is wired in with conduit or romex remove the currant outlet and put in a junction box now depending on code you can extend the line to where you want it either with the conduit or romex. keep the outlet you remove because you can reuse it after you extend the wiring to where you want it to go,you'll have to go to a local hardware store,i would suggest home depot or Lowe's go to the electrical dept.and I'm sure they'll help you out. good luck

Answer 7

I am guessing you are American, if so then this info might be of no help to you, but i live in the UK and managed to move a plug for a cooker, you have to make sure you use the correct wire, but for someone with some DIY experience then it should be fairly easy.

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Answer 9

you can move it in opposite direction from which the wire was originally pulled.kill the breaker & lock( padlock) the panel & pull back the wire to your location ( sounds easy - ha! )... if it's further than your wire is you need to pull a new one!