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Originally Posted by villagetinker
Look at your circuit breaker box in the garage, if you see breakers labeled STOVE it is probably wired, if not figure $400 or more to have the wiring, circuit breaker, and socket installed.
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You have to look further than that. Even with a gas stove, you should find a breaker labeled oven or stove or range, but it may be a 20amp breaker that also services the microwave. That won't run an electric stove but even the gas units require some juice (for the clock and display and igniter, etc.). We are looking at doing the same thing and live in a newer villa. I don't find a 220 breaker for an electric stove in the breaker box but I need to move the stove Thursday to have a backsplash tiled and will look to see if there is already a box and wire roughed in for electric. If there is not, someone would need to be hired in to run the wiring and install a breaker.
My previous home was set up for a gas or electric dryer. We chose electric. The wire was already roughed in behind the dryer but there was already a breaker in the box for it. All I had to do was wire in the 220 outlet and I was good to go.