Electrical Outlets?

Question

I just got a brand new gas stove, and in order for the ignitor to light the stove it needs to be plugged in. Well, i have 2 outlets near my stove and right now, it's plugged in to the one where i don't want it. The other outlet doesn't work. I have replaced the outlet, checked the wires, moved the wires around (safely). Is it possible the Outlet is not wired to the breaker box?

Answer 1

It's possible, but most likely it is hooked to a GFCI outlet somewhere that is tripped or daisy chained through another outlet where one wire has come loose.  You will probably want to make sure that no circuit breakers are tripped then look at each outlet in the vicinity of that outlet to see if a wire has come loose on it.  GFCI outlets could be in the kitchen, bathroom, our outdoors.

Answer 2

Check the outlets on either side of the dead one, chances are their wired wrong. The code says that you can not open the neutral  by removing a device. The point is that the neutral must be pigtailed, and not dependent on a device for continuity. (its good practice to pigtail the hot too. But in a kitchen branch circuit,(20a.) the hots must be pigtailed anyway cause you can't use the tabs to "feed through".(not 20a. rated). Also, check the neutrals at the panel(bus) make sure they're all tight.

Its possible that its not connected at the panel, but unlikely.