2007-09-06 02:58:37 · 8 answers · asked by onmarkdown 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
There is a plug in the cabinet above for the over-the-range microwave. But the wires to the hood just come out of the wall...no box. The plug and the wires to the hood are on the same circuit.
2007-09-07 02:44:35 · update #1
if the curcuit is ok like a 20 amp, use it to power the microwave,
or put wire nuts on ends of wires and tape them up.
2007-09-06 03:05:15 · answer #1 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All valid answers so far, and you can probably assume that the HOOD is on a circuit that is applied to other receptacles.
That isn't ODD at all, but the breaker should be checked for its amps as well as what other receptacles/lights/etc. are on that breaker. Hopefully it's 20 AMP at least, and the Micro works with 110 anyway. If you discover that the load on the breaker is too great, upgrade it, as long as it's not a safety issue.
Others who state USE IT are valid, as long as the shared load is within tolerance. Cap it off would mean running another line, specific to just the Micro, which in my opinion makes little sense.
Aesthetically speaking, you'll have to route the existing cable to HIDE it perhaps, and that is easily determined in how the Micro has to be situated. Even an over the range micro might still not be "hard wired" so you'd have to install a box and receptacle in the area where the HOOD wiring exists now. The wiring might be above the hood in what is often a useless cabinet area holding the vent ducting.
Steven Wolf
2007-09-06 03:27:16 · answer #2 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If its in a box wire nut the wires and tuck them in the box and blank cover the box. Run a new 20 amp dedicated circuit to the microwave
2007-09-06 16:46:18 · answer #3 · answered by petethen2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it depends if the exsisting wire is a designated circut or not.try pluging into to the outlet and if the circuit breaker trips then you need to run a new wire from the box to the microwave...and to nothing else.
2007-09-06 03:11:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove it to the nearest box, wire nut off each wire, and put on a blank cover.
2007-09-06 05:31:12 · answer #5 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Reuse it if possible, that is, if it is in good condition. Please, before you work on it at all, turn off the circuit breaker to the hood. If you are not familiar with electrical circuits have it installed by a professional.
2007-09-06 03:16:14 · answer #6 · answered by Safetyman 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
call an electrician to convert it into a plug socket fot the micro wave....
2007-09-07 00:09:24 · answer #7 · answered by crazy_gang1843 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
old one. might aswell clean it while you have it off
2016-04-03 06:21:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋