Electrical – Range Hood has plug, no outlet on the wall

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I removed my upper cabinets and bought a range hood. There is a BX coming from the hole above my stove. There is no wall outlet. Is there any way I can convert this to make the new range hood work? I don't want to reinstall cabinets but also don't want to dip into my budget for serious electrical work. The house is old an has enough problems. Thank you!

Update- I used an old box that I got from the hardware store and used it to install a new outlet. Everything is working great and looking lovely! Thank you!

Best Answer

It's common enough for range hoods to be supplied with a cord and plug. It's also common for range hood connections to be made via BX.

The range hood should be designed so the cord-and-plug connection can be removed, presumably exposing a standard 1/2" trade size knockout (more like 3/4"), and then the BX can be fit up to that with a BX fitting. There'll be a compartment that opens up to hook up the wires.