"Banty" wrote in message
Really?

Microwave/hoods are very common now, and I was planning it as part of my
new
kitchen.

Have there been a lot of reported problems with these?

Banty (Les wants to replace 17 year old appliances - don't think he'd be
interested in trading for my current 45 year old ones! They're 'vintage'
age
now, but they're not 'vintage' condition. :-)

My OTR microwave only lasted about 18 years. They wouldn't even honor the
warranty after that.

Sarcasm aside, if the OP is going to run a new circuit, he may also want to
consider a microwave convection combo unit. Sure is hand to have a second
oven at time and to use the fast bake feature.