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Posted by ameijers on May 24, 2006, 12:37 am
> There's an outlet above my stove inside a cabinet that provides
> electricity for my microwave. Unfortunately, the circuit it is on is
> overloaded with other items at times so I am in the process of running
> a dedicated line from my circuit breaker box to the microwave outlet.
>
> Ideally, I could just remove the overloaded circuit wires from outlet
> and connect the wires from the new dedicated circuit to the outlet.
> However, what do I do with the leftover hot wires from the old
> overloaded circuit? I can get to the ends of the wire (obviously
> because they were attached to the outlet) but I can't get to the rest
> of the wire because it's inside the wall...
>
> Note: the wires from the overloaded circuit outlet are at the end of
> the run (no outlets after it so just terminating it is OK).
>
1. If you can find the next outlet, light fixture, or junction box upstream,
disconnect it there, loosen the clamps, and push the abandoned run back into
the wall. As long as the wire is disconnected on both ends, abandoning it in
place is perfectly legal. Clipping off the stripped ends will be a good clue
to the guy finding it 20 years from now. Do the same thing in the outlet
above the stove. Fish the 12-3 for the dedicated run, and you are good to
go.
2. (probably easier) just cap the end of the wires, and put a blank cover on
the outlet, and use an old-work box for the new outlet. Or just leave
existing outlet as is, add the dedicated outlet, and label both with a
Sharpie so the next owner knows not to use the overloaded outlet for the
micro. Overloaded outlet would probably still be okay for powering a
transformer to run low-voltage puck lights for under-cabinet accent lights
or something.
aem sends...
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