If I do switch it, is it going to be a big pain? B/c dont you just plug in an electric stove??? I have absolutely no idea about theses kind of things...Please Help!
2007-10-18 08:21:54 · 14 answers · asked by Samantha 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Thank you sooo much to everyone! I think I got it figured out now.
2007-10-18 08:36:01 · update #1
Everyone above is correct about the 220 volt line. But, there is another consideration. In my area, having an electric stove is about twice as expensive to operate than a gas stove is. Check your local utilities rates, ours has a website with an appliance cost estimator, maybe yours does, too.
2007-10-18 08:31:04 · answer #1 · answered by eskie lover 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes Samantha, switching could be a major pain.
First, you can’t just unplug a gas stove. You need to have a licensed gas fitter cap the gas line—that’s the easy bit.
Next, look behind your stove to see if there is a 240V outlet for an electric stove (it looks like a 6” square metal plate with a round, plastic outlet in the middle with 3 slots and one d-shaped hole. Some houses do, most don’t. If you have one, use a voltmeter to see if it is powered. If it is powered, check the breaker rating to make sure it is adequate for the stove you want to install. Installation is plug and use. But most likely, you do not have a 240V outlet and will need a licensed electrician to install a stove outlet and a breaker, provided there is spare capacity in your panel (then it gets worse).
Sorry, this is probably not the answer you wanted to hear.
By the way, I used to have a gas stove and now have electric in my new house. Electric stoves look good, but I miss the control and instant heat of gas.
2007-10-20 19:09:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your electric stove will need different power than your gas stove. The gas one, if it has power to it, will be standard 110 volt for lighting the flames, and oven light (if this has an oven). If you replace it with an electric stove, you'll need 220 volt power, which will require a new 220 volt line be run to your stove area.
This depends, though, on if the gas stove has always been there. If it replaced an electric one, you may already have a 220 receptacle located there.
Since you say you don't know anything about this stuff, I think your best move is to find someone who does who can move your stove, and see what's there. You can also look at your electrical panel and see if you have a 220 volt, 30 amp breaker marked for a stove.
Bottom line...you won't be able to plug in a 220 v stove to the same outlet your gas stove may have. Good luck!
2007-10-18 08:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by Night Owl 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you want to replace a gas with electric,NEC(National Electrical Code requires a 240 volt 4-wire 50 amp circuit.
You have to check behind the existing range to see if there is an existing box or out-let.Often contractors may have a electrician run the wire and blank off in box and wire not on a breaker in the panel.
It would not be possible to price without seeing to give an estimate.Call a local licensed contractor beware of the DYI's.
2007-10-18 11:28:00 · answer #4 · answered by greg w 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you have a 220 electoral plug were the stove goes OK 110 will not work on full size stoves if you do not have 220 in your home you will have to rewire from the electoral box stay with a new gas stove i m switching from electric to gas no big thing for me have both hook ups and i do the work myself go the easier and simpler way
2007-10-18 09:37:30 · answer #5 · answered by Lance M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. There is a nozzle behind the stove that connects to the gas line. You can just turn off the gas, disconnect the gas line and pull the old stove out. You're right - the new electric one can just be plugged in.
PS: While you've got the old stove out, clean up that part of the floor. It's probably yucky.
2007-10-18 08:26:52 · answer #6 · answered by Some Guy 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Cap the gas line, and then you will have to have 220 service in place to plug in your stove.
2007-10-18 10:26:58 · answer #7 · answered by cfb193 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greg W is correct. You may need an electrician to install the proper outlet for the electric range. Turning off the gas line is pretty easy. And do be careful about taking advise on here from untrained people.
2007-10-18 13:50:23 · answer #8 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to have a 220 outlet. It's not too likely you have one if your old stove was gas. You'll need an electrician if you don't have the 220.
2007-10-18 08:26:29 · answer #9 · answered by chiquita 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I could tolerate a week at this time of year. I have an electric space heater. I could heat some water in microwave. But when the weather gets really cold I'd have to worry about pipes freezing.
2016-03-13 01:28:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋