On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:43:16 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>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.

'Zactly. No electrician is needed, would be a big waste of money.
Most average folks can make the connection themselves... but I
strongly suggest Cheryl have someone do it for her, from reading her
posts I seriously doubt she has the common sense to know that she
needs to put on her socks before putting on her shoes... Cheryl
epitomizes airhead.

Having the plug is not really better, just more convenient (how many
times does one unplug a stove), hardwired is safer.