Step By Step Procedure Of Installing A Wall Oven In A Base Cabinet
A wall oven is usually designed in a way so that it can get to fit within a limited number of the cabinet space. For this reason, it is very important to measure out the base cabinet's opening as well as compare it to the oven dimensions. This is important because in some cases, it can be very necessary to enlarge the opening according to the need. In order to install a wall oven in a base cabinet, go through the below-mentioned steps carefully:
- The first step is to switch off the circuit breaker which supplies the electricity to the oven. To be on the safer side, put some of the tapes on the circuit breaker so that it will not get switched on accidentally which can be very dangerous. Once this is done then it is time to remove the doors of the old oven.
- Remove all the anchoring screws as well as carefully slide or simply lift up the oven out of the cabinet. The user may need a helping hand for this. Cut off all the electrical wires that are going to the old oven.
- Look for the electric junction box that is in the back of the cabinet. While in some of the homes, the box is usually inside the wall. In such a case, the user has to cut through the drywall for the purpose of exposing it.
- After the above step is done then it is time to measure the dimensions of the cabinet opening and then compare it with the required dimensions that are indicated on the new oven's instruction panel. If the needed opening is wider than the opening of the cabinet, that time divide the difference simply by two and also then mark as well as cut half that of the amount from both sides of the opening.
- Position the new oven exactly near the base cabinet in a way so that the attached cable can easily reach out for the electrical junction box. Now secure a right-angle clamp with the cable.
- Twist each of the house wire as well as also the corresponding oven-cable wire together. Finally, it is advisable to secure the wires with the help of a wire nut. Inside of the junction box, it is important to fold the joined wires neatly and properly, replace the cover, and also secure the right-angle cable bracket with the cover. If in case the user has previously cut through the wall for getting access to the box, that time simply seal the opening completely.
- Lift as well as slide the new oven in the cabinet, here it is important to get the helping hand in order to help the user with this task and also secure it with the help of screws. Now attach the oven doors as well as any supplied trimming. At last turn on the circuit breaker and check the working of the oven in the base cabinet.
Important Tip
If in case the user is not familiar with the electrical work, or with the local laws that are required for a licensed electrician to perform all the rewiring tasks, that time it is highly advisable to ask a qualified electrician to perform the job.