'nother semi-dumb question from me.
I replaced my range hood after the original fell down.
The good news is that with my neighbor's help we able to hang it and hook it up to use the original duct to the roof that connected off the rear. (I couldn't see how to really seal the duct up but I think it's a good fit anyway.)
I cannot for the life of me figure out what is proper way to wire it up.
It came with the white, black, and green wires just stuffed through a small hole in the metal knockout out the top. Not even a grommet on them. Inside there's a small metal box under the knockout on top. The instructions only hint that you may want to put a plug on the end and plug it into an outlet. There's a knockout on the back panel, but.... no way to bring wires from there into the metal wiring box. It doesn't have an opening on the side.
I'm told that our county does nto allow non-metallic conduit, so Romex is out, so it can't quote go like this:
http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/elect/appliances/range_hood/recirc.htm
My thought is I can run metallic flex (BX) into the top knockout with a 90 degree connector or use the rear knockout and open up the internal box with some tin snips.
Is it common to have an outlet in the cabinet above and run a plug into it?
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Electrical-Wiring-Home-1734/wiring-range-hood.htm
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/wiring/msg0619371810205.html
I won't mention how hinky the wiring was in the first place. It's worse now but I'll fix it. Because the hood is too low for me, I'm thinking I'll have to raise the cabinets about 10 inches. I have to figure out how to raise the 90 on the duct in the wall. Major surgery. Some day. If I live so long. And the cabinet is custom cabinet with three sections in one piece about 9 feet long.
I replaced my range hood after the original fell down.
The good news is that with my neighbor's help we able to hang it and hook it up to use the original duct to the roof that connected off the rear. (I couldn't see how to really seal the duct up but I think it's a good fit anyway.)
I cannot for the life of me figure out what is proper way to wire it up.
It came with the white, black, and green wires just stuffed through a small hole in the metal knockout out the top. Not even a grommet on them. Inside there's a small metal box under the knockout on top. The instructions only hint that you may want to put a plug on the end and plug it into an outlet. There's a knockout on the back panel, but.... no way to bring wires from there into the metal wiring box. It doesn't have an opening on the side.
I'm told that our county does nto allow non-metallic conduit, so Romex is out, so it can't quote go like this:
http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/elect/appliances/range_hood/recirc.htm
My thought is I can run metallic flex (BX) into the top knockout with a 90 degree connector or use the rear knockout and open up the internal box with some tin snips.
Is it common to have an outlet in the cabinet above and run a plug into it?
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Electrical-Wiring-Home-1734/wiring-range-hood.htm
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/wiring/msg0619371810205.html
I won't mention how hinky the wiring was in the first place. It's worse now but I'll fix it. Because the hood is too low for me, I'm thinking I'll have to raise the cabinets about 10 inches. I have to figure out how to raise the 90 on the duct in the wall. Major surgery. Some day. If I live so long. And the cabinet is custom cabinet with three sections in one piece about 9 feet long.
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