On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:18:37 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>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.


The right handy person can disconnect the old and hook the wires to
the new in ten minutes or less. Having the plug is better though.