Eugene wrote:
I'm going to put a microwave over our range like we did in our old
house, the dedicated circuit is already there for it so that part is
easy. My problem is the wire hanging out of the wall from the old
range hood that I want to make sure I terminate properly. It is
connected to the lighting circuit which I find pretty normal but I
can't find where its connected. It goes down once it goes in the wall
but doesn't connect to the plug behind the range or go through the
floor into the basement so I can't find the other end.
I've though of two options, buy one of those tone tracers like what is
used for network cable and cut power and put the tone on the line and
see if I can trace it back that way and hope its not behind other
cabinets and such. Or mount a box there and then put a solid cover
over it or put in a plug (I read that some range hoods do plug in).
All the searching I've found everyone else has been able to easily
find the feed side and disconnect it but I'm not having much luck.
I'm guessing maybe it goes down to just above the backsplash to where
there is a switch for an over the sink light and there are several
wires in that box but its really hard to tell.

Depends on your motivation. If the curiosity is driving you crazy, then the
tone tool is what you need.

If you won't have sleepless nights over where the wires go, just put some
wire nuts on it an forget it.