jeff48356
Senior Member
- Location
- Livonia, Michigan
I realize it's too late for a 2020 Code suggestion, but with all the miswired microwave ovens I've run into lately, i.e. people using 14/2 from range hood to power them and therefore frequently tripping the breaker, I would have liked to propose a new Code rule about them. I would have said that a built-in microwave oven must have a separate 20A circuit run to it, with a receptacle outlet in the back of the cabinet over the range under which it is mounted. Also, there could be no other loads on this circuit except for the outlet used to power a gas range (lights, clock, ignition, etc.). Any thoughts on this? In my opinion, it should have been added decades ago when over-the-range microwaves became commonly used.