Thread: Wireing problem
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Old 09-12-2008, 04:42 AM   #18
bsmeaton
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Buddy,

If your 3400 is like my 07, you shouldn't have to drop the belly. The base of the wall is accessible from under the stairs, and there is a direct horizontal shot into the basement. On mine, there is a direct access path through the existing holes made for the W/D plumbing coming from the basement (also feeds the toilet).

Those receptacles aren't designed too well to tap into, and walls aren't necessarily thick enough to put in a standard receptacle to replace the one for W/D so you can add to it. To me, it would be just as easy to continue up the wall into the space above the W/D and access the breaker panel directly. You should be able to even add a dedicated circuit if there is any spare places in your panel.
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