Power connections for stove

Andrew Sarangan · 2003-10-23T02:22:22+00:00

I am replacing an old stove. There is 220V power, but there is nooutlet on the wall behind the stove. The wires (encased in a flexiblemetal conduit) were coming from under the floor, and they weredirectly attached to the old stove. The sales person at Lowes told methat that is no longer allowed by code, and that I have to install anoutlet and then use 3-prong plug to attach the stove to it. Can anyoneverify that? The old stove was a 'drop-in' kind, but the new one is afloor unit, if that makes any difference to the situation.

Oct 23, 2003 21 Replies

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Chris Lewis 22 years ago

According to HA HA Budys Here :

Replacing an existing piece of _hardwired_ equipment, and inspectors insisting upon it.

Specific exemption. It's pretty hard to find a two prong receptacle here in any case.

See the electrical wiring FAQ.

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Chris Lewis 22 years ago

According to Chris Lewis :

I should add, as an additional example of where grandfathering does not work is that of GFIs. If an outlet needs to be replaced in a location that now requires GFI, you're required to add GFI. Ie: "shaver outlets" in bathrooms.

You could even replace it with a 2 prong. But the circuit must now be GFI protected.

Ditto.

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