"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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>I am getting my new range tomorrow and was cleaning out the storage drawer
>and removing all the stuff I keep on top of the backboard/splashboard
>shelf - which my new range will not have because it's curved - and pulled
>it out a bit to see if I could easily move it. Well it looks like I need an
>electrician. The current power looks hardwired. There is a thick wire
>coming out of the wall (no receptacle) and the new one comes with some new
>code power cord that's been in effect since 2000. The free installation
>that comes from the vendor is just to put it in place and plug it in.
>Shit. Oh well.

It may not be so bad. If the stove comes with a 4 connector plug, then you
merely need a qualified person to replace it with a three prong plug. Older
structures do not need to meet the newer standard. However if the stove
comes with 4 unterminated wires, well that's a whole new ball game. But you
should be able to get by without having to have a whole new set of wires
run. But yeah, time to call sparky.

Paul