Electricians...

[Alphacowboy]

Need some help, I know most of my electrical stuff, but I need some advice on this one thing.



I re-arranged my kitchen in the basement and moved the Stove to another wall. Unfortunately the wife for the stove was 2 ft short to make it to the new location. The wire also comes from a panel on the opposite end of the basement which is completely finished, so running a new wire was not an option. I pulled it to the new area anyway, and it puts the plug on the wall 2ft off the floor. Obviously if you plug in the range, you cant push it all the way back with the plug that high. SO, how can I junction this and put a plug lower? I was going to just splice the wires in the higher box and put a blank plate on it and then just install a box lower, BUT, the wire that is already in the wall is Aluminum wire. I havent found any connectors that are ok to splice with aluminum. Plus, local stores such as Home Depot do not carry Aluminum wire for a range anymore. What can I do? If I was thinking I would have ran the wire to a mechanical room I have right next to the kitchen, put in a small double pole breaker box, then ran copper from that to the new area for the stove. But it was late and the rocker was comming in the morning and I didnt think of it. Figured splicing it in the wall would have not been that big a deal. Only other thing I though is tht I could put a breaker box behind the stove and do the same thing, but I dont know.



Its a 220v 50amp circuit. Its some pretty big Aluminum wire too, I think it was 6-2 with ground.



Thanks, Matt

 

[daytripper63]

If the wall plug is a surface mount, get a cut in box and change it to recessed mount or you can install a cut in box lower in the wall and extend the wire to the new box and put a cover on the old box, but make sure ALL electrical connections are inside a electrical box of some sort

 

[JApol]

Unfortunately the wife for the stove was 2 ft short to make it to the new location.

Umm, no comment

 

[Alphacowboy]

Umm, no comment

:-laf Smart ***... . lol.



My only issue is finding a connector to connect copper to aluminum... and havent found anything but a open clamp type, to me that is not safe. Yeah, you can wrap it in electrical tape, but to me that is not safe or an option.

 

[daytripper63]

:-laf Smart ***... . lol.



My only issue is finding a connector to connect copper to aluminum... and havent found anything but a open clamp type, to me that is not safe. Yeah, you can wrap it in electrical tape, but to me that is not safe or an option.

What I do on A/C systems going from aluminum wire to copper I use a small non-fused electrical disconnect box and connect the aluminum wire to one side lugs and copper to the other sides lugs, and be sure to use NOLOX or similar coating on your aluminum wire

 

[Alphacowboy]

What I do on A/C systems going from aluminum wire to copper I use a small non-fused electrical disconnect box and connect the aluminum wire to one side lugs and copper to the other sides lugs, and be sure to use NOLOX or similar coating on your aluminum wire

in hind sight, I should have put the disconnect box in the utility room and run new copper to the new area... Oh well, I'll probably just put a disconnect flush in the wall and then put an outlet below it. You would think that I would think something like this through on my own house project... I seem to think all my customers jobs through, but blanked on my own... :{

 

[klenger]

I've seen the above mentioned splice blocks with heat shrink tubing supplied with them.

 

[DLausche]

Hi Matt. Fleet Farm has the aluminum splice blocks with 2 set screws that are rated Al and Cu. This is what I used to extend my unused elec dryer circuit to power the garage/shop. Use nolox and wrap with several layers of tape like Dan describes in previous post.



-Deon