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   stryped1@yahoo.com to All   
   Wall ovens, junction boxes and NEC code.   
   02 Apr 13 08:55:28   
   
   I have learned alot after positing my wall oven question. Ultimately, my   
   current junction box is mounted on top of the drywall directly behind my wall   
   oven. The junction box is 1/2 inch to tall. (My oven likes about 1/2 inch to   
   be able to go into the    
   opening all the way back.   
      
   My options are to see if I can install the box where it is recessed into the   
   wall or move the outlet, still within the same oven opening but higher.   
      
   This brought up someone mentioning an NEC code that says the junction box has   
   to be "accessible". I am a little confused with this. My house was built in   
   the mid 90's. My current junction box is not "accessible" without removing the   
   oven. None of the    
   options I mentioned are "accessible" either. I could move the box into the   
   upper cabinet which I guess then would be "accessible" but not without great   
   difficulty trying to fish the think wire through the drywall wall.   
      
   Anyhow, is it acceptable to mount the junction box for the oven even with the   
   wall like a regular outlet? Or is it better to move it? I want to do this the   
   right way where there is no risk of fire but to be honest, the "accessible"   
   junction box for a    
   wall oven seems kind of silly.   
      
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