From: rcres@XXnewsguy.com   
      
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   On Monday, April 1, 2013 9:47:50 AM UTC-5, stry...@yahoo.com wrote:   
   > I am replacing my wife's wall oven with the same size oven. (24 inch). The   
   > old oven has been there for at least 12 years.   
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   > The directions with the new oven say to put the oven on 2x4 runners. My   
   > old oven did not have these. That is no problem. I wonder though if metal   
   > studs would be better to use as runners becasue they are non combustable?   
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   > Anyway, the question I have concerns the junction box. My current box is   
   > located on the surface of the drywall directly on the back wall off the   
   > opening and toward the bottom. The directions say, "locate an approved   
   > junction box, in the suggested location, a minimum of 23 7/8 above the   
   > runners".   
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   >  Here is a link to the manual for my oven. Page 2 figure 1. (It is a   
   > single oven)   
   > http://s3.amazonaws.com/szmanuals/8a23f7dc4b1524f9c8c581cc49d48942   
      
   The junction box locations specified are chosen so that the oven does not   
   block access to them. One is in the cabinet above the oven space and the   
   other in the cabinet below the oven space. With either location the splice   
   can be accessed without having to remove the oven.   
      
   Metal studs are not as strong as the 2x4s will be, and although wood is   
   combustible, it does not burst into flames until 451 degrees fahrenheit. It   
   is highly unlikely that they will ever see that kind of temperature. The   
   metal studs are more likely to spread any heat further out from the oven   
   than wood will.   
      
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