On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:31:50 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

>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.

Bullshit. Any mentally disabled person who can wield a screwdriver
can reattach a new stove, even the likes of you.