Heat resulting from voltage drop?
Microwave cable goes (from MW cabinet) through the hole in the MW cabinet wall to the receptacle in the adjacent cabinet. No receptacle in MW cabinet. A straight plug sticking out in my cupboard, not ...
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I have the same basic arrangement in my S&B house: the microwave/hood plugs into an outlet in the cupboard above, and takes up a good bit of otherwise useful space. I've thought about building a little shelf or something to make it less obnoxious, but have not gotten around to it yet.
16 gauge would probably be OK, but marginal. Most extension cords will have labeling on them or their packaging regarding their maximum current ratings, although sometimes disguised slightly as "up to xxxx watts". I think the Home Depot web site (where you were looking at this) usually has that information listed.
16 gauge would probably be OK, but marginal. Most extension cords will have labeling on them or their packaging regarding their maximum current ratings, although sometimes disguised slightly as "up to xxxx watts". I think the Home Depot web site (where you were looking at this) usually has that information listed.
