"Les" wrote in message
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Planning on buying all new kitchen appliances, since they are all about 18
yrs old. Currently have a hood over the range that has a fan and light as
part of it. I would like to replace the hood with a microwave oven over
the
range.

My condo is 18 yrs old. Can I assume that since I have electricity with
the
hood, that the electrical wiring is ample for the microwave, like the
salesman says? Or how can it be tested to make sure that the current
electrical wiring is OK?

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By electrical code microwaves are considered fixed appliances, they need
there own circuit.
If your home is older than 18 years then I can almost guarantee that there
is not a separate circuit for the hood/light combo. We just did not do that
back then.

Will it work, probably. You might trip a breaker once in a while until you
figure out what else is on the circuit the new microwave is going to be
connected to.

If it is easy to install a new circuit for the microwave I would.

Other issues you may have not thought of are back then we would have run 3
wire circuits to the appliances, like the oven and cook. If your new stuff
is electric best check to see if they need a 4 wire circuit. 4 wire
includes a neutral.

Does your local building department require upgrading anything when
upgrading the kitchen?
A quick call with out your last name will find out for sure.