Longer if venting and wiring is required.
How to hang microwave on wall.
Ordinarily there are two options.
To install an under cabinet microwave first find your wall studs by tapping with a hammer on the wall until you hear a solid thud rather than a hollow sound.
You also need a cabinet the microwave hangs from.
The cabinet not only provides support but it also contains the wiring for the microwave and may contain part of the venting.
If you re planning to set up a microwave in a family room or bonus room that doesn t have upper cabinets consider mounting it on a wall.
You ll need to spend about two hours to hang the microwave from the wall and cabinet.
Plus the 2 speed exhaust fan removes smoke steam and odors that are produced while cooking on your range.
Mounting a microwave oven without a cabinet above.
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Either the appliances will ventilate horizontally through a tube in the wall or vertically first through the cabinet above the microwave and then the ceiling or higher up on the wall.
Next position the mounting plate so it s level with the bottom of the cabinet and drill holes over the studs and a hole for the power cord.