Wednesday, September 7, 2011

New Microwave


My big job this weekend was to install the above-the-range microwave. This has been pending for some time, but it forced my hand that Annie is taking our countertop microwave to college.
We had a recirculating vent hood (top picture) in place, left over from some previous kitchen incarnation and not a match for any of the current appliances. First step was to remove this, then put in a receptacle for the microwave plug. Then I had to build a little filler box for the space between the microwave and soffit, and when that was done I was able to hang the microwave itself.
I thought our old microwave was an okay size, but holy cow - compared to that the new one is the size of an aircraft hangar inside.

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