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Electric Range recpt. Location

toast953 | Posted in General Discussion on December 25, 2002 08:17am

Please do tell, at what height, and left , right, or center of stove location,  would you have your electrician rough in for the Electric Stove  receptacle?  Note; Owner, has not picked out stove yet, so, no specs. are available . Be Safe out there, and Merry Christmas All .   Jim J

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  1. Piffin | Dec 25, 2002 08:21am | #1

    Baseboard level. Ranges are 30" wide, normally. Anywhere in the central 24" works fine. The range has a large void in the lower back for this.

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      Qtrmeg | Dec 26, 2002 04:44pm | #5

      Pif>>> "The range has a large void in the lower back for this."

      Ever see one of those 30" double oven ranges? Ran across one last summer, and I don't know where they think the outlet goes. Actually the pigtail was the problem, there was plenty of room for the outlet, at least an extra 1/4".

  2. 4Lorn1 | Dec 25, 2002 01:40pm | #2

    What Piffin said.

    I will add that while dead center is usually fine I usually mount them about 8" off center toward the side that the cord comes out on the stove. Most stoves have more room left and right of center and going to the side the cord is mounted on gives you more usable cord when you need to pull out the stove for service. This normally isn't too much of a problem either way but it can be a fine point that makes service and troubleshooting just a bit easier.

    I have found furniture sliders under the feet can help make shifting the stove a bit easier and less likely to damage flooring. Also don't forget to install the anti-tip bracket, usually on the floor, to prevent accidents and unplanned tours of the house by the Christmas turkey. Great for laughs but Martha would not approve. 

  3. bake | Dec 25, 2002 07:26pm | #3

    I usually put them on the plate and against the stud closest to centre. Then I have 2 places to screw the box down.

    bake

    1. toast953 | Dec 26, 2002 08:09am | #4

      Good Evening Piffin, 4lorn1 and bake, Thanks, I'am not certain what happened to my first reply,,, anywho, in the a.m. I'll have a little chit chat with my electrician. Getting the stove in the hole was (is) one of the last thing to do on this new home. My electrician is a good friend of mine, with 28 years exp., he is one of the best pipe bender's I've ever been around, a good, well rounded electrician. He installed the Recp. right at 30 inches off the floor, no good. So be it, I don't like it, but I'am used to it. As I get older, I try not to let these things, Knock my own Balance out of whack, for I still enjoy this business. So in the a.m., we will just lower the sucker. 4lorn1, anti-tip is installed, and I try to keep a 1/2 dozen flats of cardboard around, that is if the help doesn't throw them out. You All take care out there, Jim J.

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        Qtrmeg | Dec 26, 2002 04:49pm | #6

        Your first post is still here, but Prospero hides them to keep us on our toes. There are ways to find posts once you have read them, if you are interested.

        Why am I thinking you are talking about a gas range, not electric? And you didn't go and change your kitchen layout since the rough electric was installed, did you?

      2. Piffin | Dec 27, 2002 03:13am | #7

        He may not have done wrong. A lot of older ranges have more void in the back and just the backsplash/control panel cantilever's all the way back to the wall. From his point of view, without other specific instructions, it would be safe to reach over the unit and unplug the pigtail to remove the unit.

        To read back in line here, scroll to the bottom and click, "read all messages, or you could reach to the upper right coner of this message box and click on 25952.5 and it will take you back to your last message that I am replying to. I have to do that a lot when I can't remember what I said that someone is bouncing on me.

        Qtrmeg, maybe they intended it to be hardwired without a plugin?.

        Excellence is its own reward!

        "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.

        The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."

        --Marcus Aurelius

        1. toast953 | Dec 27, 2002 08:29am | #8

          Good Evening Qtrmeg and Piffin,  Qtremg- not certain where the question is, or was,  i.e. gas vs elect. Also, I did not change the layout of kitchen . Piffin- nope, no Hardwire to stove, or any other appliance, if I get a vote. I'am also a stickler for independant shut -off valves, for bathtubs and shower's, even if the access hole/cover shows on the other side of the wall, or if it is a problem for the client, then I 'll have the plumber put them under the vanity, closet, someplace else. Be Safe out there, and flexible. Jim J., p.s. was Ron T. going to send me a Christmas card, this year?? A very big smile on my face eh eh Hooee

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