oldtimer1955
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Hi,
I have to move my kitchen stove about 8 feet from its current position.
This is an old house (1810) and the line from the breaker box to the stove socket is old style (~20 years old I would guess). Running a new cable from the box would be a /major/ undertaking because of the house structure and would consume the budget for the entire kitchen project.
I understand that NEC 250.140 allows the use of this older cable in an existing branch circuit - but I need to extend the cable by about 8 feet.
I have been given conflicting advice on this: either that joining is not allowed in the NEC code OR there is nothing in the NEC code that says you must not extend a range/stove cable. I have looked through the Code and I can't spot it.
Can anyone say if the NEC code prohibits this?
And - if it is allowed - what code covers the joining of 6ga cable in this situation?
On a practical level, I was going to go with a 48cu in j-box fixed to the floor beam in the basement below the kitchen, and then use split bolts with electrical tape over filler tape, or a terminal block if I can get one. The box would be accessible, and of course I'd cover it with a blanking plate.
But I can't find the right code that covers this.
Thanks for any help on getting the codes right!
Oldtimer
I have to move my kitchen stove about 8 feet from its current position.
This is an old house (1810) and the line from the breaker box to the stove socket is old style (~20 years old I would guess). Running a new cable from the box would be a /major/ undertaking because of the house structure and would consume the budget for the entire kitchen project.
I understand that NEC 250.140 allows the use of this older cable in an existing branch circuit - but I need to extend the cable by about 8 feet.
I have been given conflicting advice on this: either that joining is not allowed in the NEC code OR there is nothing in the NEC code that says you must not extend a range/stove cable. I have looked through the Code and I can't spot it.
Can anyone say if the NEC code prohibits this?
And - if it is allowed - what code covers the joining of 6ga cable in this situation?
On a practical level, I was going to go with a 48cu in j-box fixed to the floor beam in the basement below the kitchen, and then use split bolts with electrical tape over filler tape, or a terminal block if I can get one. The box would be accessible, and of course I'd cover it with a blanking plate.
But I can't find the right code that covers this.
Thanks for any help on getting the codes right!
Oldtimer