On Oct 15, 9:03*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On Oct 14, 7:18*pm, 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.
>
> How old is the hardwire wire that comes out of the wall. * *Why can't
> it be used to hardwire the new stove?
> Seems to me you could unhook the old stove from the hard wire and then
> use it for the new one.
> Problem solved.

Right, because there is no safety reason behind the change in code --
it was just done randomly to keep electricians employed.