microwave/rangehood
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Re: microwave/rangehood
Neither the word “microwave,” nor the word “rangehood,” nor the two word phrase “range hood” appears in the NEC. I do not know if there is a building or fire code that prohibits what you describe, but it’s in not the NEC.
Neither the word “microwave,” nor the word “rangehood,” nor the two word phrase “range hood” appears in the NEC. I do not know if there is a building or fire code that prohibits what you describe, but it’s in not the NEC.
electricmanscott
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Re: microwave/rangehood
You could install a cord on the rangehood and plug it in. What type of micro are you talking about? Over the range type almost always requires a rceptacle in the cabinet above the unit as per manufacturers instructions.
You could install a cord on the rangehood and plug it in. What type of micro are you talking about? Over the range type almost always requires a rceptacle in the cabinet above the unit as per manufacturers instructions.
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Re: microwave/rangehood
I don't think that 422.16 permits you to install a cord and plug on a rangehood, unless the hood was designed and listed for use with a flexible cord. I see no reason not to have a receptacle behind the microware as long as the microwave was supplied with a cord by the manufacturer.
Don
I don't think that 422.16 permits you to install a cord and plug on a rangehood, unless the hood was designed and listed for use with a flexible cord. I see no reason not to have a receptacle behind the microware as long as the microwave was supplied with a cord by the manufacturer.
Don
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