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If you guys are confused, a typical guy like me without much of electrical wiring background would be much, much more confused.

I checked. It's not it a conduit, and it's nailed to the studs. :(

Even if I wanted to the technician and inspector are not going to let it happen. I'm not in a hurry. I rather be late and have it done right the first time.

Thanks for your suggestion.

Okay, this brings up a question... again.

Given that have a 12/2 wg, can I use the bare for neutral and share the ground off the oven sitting right below the microwave? I know I asked this in...

Good suggestion. I will keep that in mind.

I do appreciate your and others' help. This is a wonderful forum.

Somehow I feel this is going to work, but this is what others suggested not to do. :o

Anyhow, before doing anything, I'm going to call in a licensed electrician, have him explain what's...

I didn't mean to say that your posts were not clear. I think they are very helpful and make a lot of sense. It's me who lacks of knowledge about electrical wiring. After reading posts from various...

:confused: I'm totally confused now! :confused:

First, there was hope, then little hope, then some hope, and it now looks like I'm going to have to bring out the hammer and knock down some walls....

Currently, it's a 12/2 wg (3-wires: black, white, and bare) NM cable. It's hooked up to a standard white 3-leg receptacle like the ones around the house. The old 24" microwave has a standard...

In the previous post, I made a mistake; I meant to say 12/2 wg. I edited and I think you knew I meant to say 12/2 wg and not 12/3 wg.

The part I don't understand about the 3-wire connection where...

Could someone please take a moment and read page 5 of the installation instructions (found here: KitchenAid®: Microwave Ovens)

And see if I can install this microwave oven using the existing 12/2...

There is a Convection Oven right below the Convection Microwave Oven that I'm struggling with wiring. The Convection Oven uses 30 Amp 10/3 w/g.



I need to arrange breakers with two new ones...

Actually, the instructions are for 27" and 30" microwave ovens. I think the 120v is referred to the 27" model and 240v is for the 30" model. If you looked at the top/left of page 5 where it...

Thank you both stanfortyman and stratmando for quick responses. Here's the exact text from the electrical section of the product's specifications:

20 Ampere, 240 Volts, 60 Hertz (1/second)....

Our house was built in 2003 and it came with a GE 24" microwave oven that uses 120 volts/20 Amp. The microwave stops working so we went out and bought a KitchenAid convection microwave oven that...