electric range floor outlet location

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The NEC is silent on that question but range pigtails (cords) are short and the outlet needs to go where it will fit behind the range generally this means close to the wall and not to far from the center of the space.
 
The instructions for my range included clear and specific dimensions for where the services could be installed (i.e., between X and Y inches from the wall, between M and N inches off the floor, between A and B inches left or right of the center. That is what I gave to the plumber and the electrician when they installed the gas line and the electrical outlet. I suspect that this is not uncommon.
 
charlie b said:
The instructions for my range included clear and specific dimensions for where the services could be installed (i.e., between X and Y inches from the wall, between M and N inches off the floor, between A and B inches left or right of the center.
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Exactly.

Luckily most brand use roughly the same dimensions as when I used to do apartments and condos we were wiring long before the appliances were chosen. :)
 
You need to comply with 422.33(B).

422.33 Disconnection of Cord-and-Plug-Connected Ap-
pliances.
(A) Separable Connector or an Attachment Plug and
Receptacle. For cord-and-plug-connected appliances, an
accessible separable connector or an accessible plug and
receptacle shall be permitted to serve as the disconnecting
means. Where the separable connector or plug and recep-
tacle are not accessible, cord-and-plug-connected appli-
ances shall be provided with disconnecting means in accor-
dance with 422.31.
(B) Connection at the Rear Base of a Range. For cord-
and-plug-connected household electric ranges, an attachment
plug and receptacle connection at the rear base of a range, if it
is accessible from the front by removal of a drawer, shall be
considered as meeting the intent of 422.33(A).
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iwire said:
I think that only applies if you are using the cord as the disconnect (the most common method in my experience)

But I think a breaker lock at the panel would get you out of. 422.33(B)
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I agree, I can see someone installing the breaker lock after they failed for putting the receptacle in the wrong location. :D
 
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