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After a fire in our oven, I pulled it away from our wall to find this

Hardwired to wall

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I've never heard of an oven being hard-wired to the wall like this, but multiple sources (such as this or this) claim it's okay.

Is this really acceptable? Shouldn't this splice, at the very least, be in a junction box? Most importantly, with a new oven on its way, should I replace this with an outlet?

(also, side-question: if you look closely you can see the neutral was cut(!!!). Shouldn't that have broken the electronics on the oven? Isn't 120V required for those?)

BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft
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Yes it should be in a junction box. It can be hard wired but that takes a cover plate and a strain relief. This is uncommon at least in my code area. The common method is at minimum 3 wires 2 hot and a ground (I don’t see a ground) .

I see the neutral wire cut off on the cord side.

The modern method is to provide all 4 wires 2 hot 1 neutral and a grounded receptacle.

This appears to be an accident in waiting.

Ed Beal
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This is obviously a very old original install with the house. You definitely need an outlet in a junction box rated for the correct amperage of your range. Please make sure the wiring size is also rated for the correct amperage as the outlet and stove as well. 30 amp ranges need 10 gauge wire and a 30 amp outlet and double pole breaker.

50 amp ranges need 6 gauge wire and a 50 amp outlet and double pole breaker.

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