On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:09:50 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

>On Oct 16, 10:47*am, Cheryl > wrote:
>> On 10/15/2011 12:03 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> The old wire coming out of the wall is split into three; two 120v and
>> one ground. *The oven requires 4 wires. *So something had to go between,
>> and a receptacle is the best choice. *I wouldn't have known how to make
>> those two wires and the ground wire into the receptacle even if I had
>> pictures from the web, which I did. *I just don't mess with that stuff.
>
>Plus the proper installation will make it easier to sell the house
>when the time comes. The guy we bought our house from had jury rigged
>another 220 line to run a dryer: He couldn't find another 220 breaker
>to fit the panel, so he took off the protective sheet metal plate, ran
>some romex through the attic, letting a circuit breaker dangle inside
>the breaker box and running the other end down the laundry room wall
>to a surface mount receptacle.
>
>I make him rip everything out and make a tee into the gas line serving
>the water heater.

Were you drinking when you wrote this dix? What does the gas line or
the water heater have to do with anything?

>> So the electrician has been here, and the whole thing is working fine.
>> One problem is that while I watched where he put the receptacle to make
>> sure the range would be able to slide up against the wall, I missed one
>> thing. *The cord that goes from the receptacle to the stove is too close
>> to the cabinet so the stove STILL doesn't slide all the way in, but I
>> can fix that part myself. *Just need to move the receptacle now that
>> it's wired. *Yes, I will turn off the circuit breaker.
>
>Wood butchery is easier than electrical work. Make sure you don't
>strain the wire connections in the process.

Electrical work is easier but requires some time to learn. Because
most of the trades have such a large group of areas involved not many
are masters at all aspects but ALL should be able to wire a stove
properly. And if the bone head had the stove there he should have
placed it in the proper place so it would set to the wall.

Lou