| Wall ovens, available in electric and gas | | | | |
| forms, are best ovens for the people with | | | | Tools needed: Flathead Screwdriver, Straight |
| disabilities. The ovens can be placed | | | | Edge, Ruler or tape measurer, Drill, Saw and |
| considering the required height of the user, | | | | Straight edge. |
| and the controls can also be placed within | | | | |
| the reach of the standing or sitting user. | | | | Electrical Requirements: 3 wire single phase- |
| The wall ovens usually have three types of | | | | A.C. 208Y/120 Volt or 120/240 Volt, 60 Hz |
| doors: side-hinged, drop-front and swinging | | | | electrical system is needed. It should be |
| doors. | | | | connected to a properly grounded branch |
| | | | circuit, protected by a fuse. |
| Features of Wall Ovens | | | | |
| | | | Other requirements: the wall ovens should be |
| Following are some of the features of wall | | | | securely fastened to a cabinet which in turn |
| oven that make it a convenient one for | | | | should be fastened to the house structure. |
| disable people: | | | | The flexible medium must be attached to the |
| | | | junction box and to the connector. |
| Knee space: knee space is very important for | | | | |
| wheelchair users to access ovens in their own | | | | Gas Oven Installations - |
| way. For side hinged and swinging doors, knee | | | | |
| space should be available under the oven or | | | | Tools needed- Flathead screw driver, Straight |
| side closest to the door handle. For a drop | | | | Edge, Ruler or tape measurer, pipe wrench and |
| hunt door, the knee space must be on either | | | | open end or adjustable wrench. |
| side of the oven. | | | | |
| | | | Gas requirements- normally installed to local |
| Height: the height should be appropriate for | | | | gas codes. In the absence of local gas codes, |
| the user. The lowered wall ovens are usually | | | | the installation must conform to Natural Fuel |
| installed 30 to 40 above the ground. | | | | Gas Code. |
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| Installation Methods of Wall Ovens | | | | The wall ovens can be double or single types, |
| | | | with or without convections and self-cleaning |
| Electric wall ovens are often safe and more | | | | or manual types. You can easily install them |
| widely used because there are no combustion | | | | at a height of the eye level or waist level. |
| products like carbon monoxide used. Moreover, | | | | The width available is usually 24, 27 or 30 |
| people with the disability in smell, will not | | | | inches. Since these ovens have maximum |
| be able to detect a gas leak. However people | | | | flexibility of space, you can place them in |
| without these disabilities can easily install | | | | your kitchen or other places where the |
| the gas wall ovens also. | | | | installation requirements are met. You should |
| | | | clean it regularly. There is an added |
| Following are the ways Electric wall oven and | | | | advantage of a light burning to indicate the |
| gas wall ovens are installed: | | | | heat generated, which saves children and old |
| | | | people from burning themselves. |
| Electric Wall Ovens Installations - | | | | |