--- title: "Installation and setup — Stove Guides | StoveRepair.center" description: "Moving a stove without scratching the floor or kinking a line, what a safe cord and outlet look like behind an electric stove, and what to do before using a…" url: "https://stoverepair.center/guides/installation-and-setup/" --- Moving, hooking up and bringing a stove back # Installation and setup guides. Moving a stove without scratching the floor or kinking a line, what a safe cord and outlet look like behind an electric stove, and what to do before using a stove that sat through a flood or a storm. ## Installation and setup, guide by guide. A stove stays put for years, and most of what can go wrong with how it is set up is hidden behind it: the gas connector and shutoff valve, the heavy cord and its outlet, the anti-tip bracket at floor level. These guides are for the occasions when that hidden part comes into play, which are usually the days a stove is pulled out, a household moves, or water or a storm has been through the kitchen. [All 18 guides](https://stoverepair.center/guides/) 6-minute read ### [Moving a Stove Without Hurting the Floor, the Gas Line or the Stove](https://stoverepair.center/guides/moving-a-stove-without-damage/) Lightening it, how far it comes out before the line pulls, why gas is the installer's part, protecting the floor, the anti-tip bracket and taking it to a new home. 5-minute read ### [A Stove After a Flood or Storm: Before You Cook on It Again](https://stoverepair.center/guides/a-stove-after-a-flood-or-storm/) A dry outage versus water in the kitchen, knobs off before the power returns, the gas valves and breakers that must be replaced, and when a flooded stove is worth saving. 5-minute read ### [Behind the Stove: What the Cord and Outlet Should Look Like](https://stoverepair.center/guides/what-the-stove-cord-and-outlet-should-look-like/) The plug on a gas stove and on an electric one, three wires or four, the strain relief and rating label, a flashlight check with the breaker off and the warning signs. ## Moving, hooking up and bringing a stove back. Moving a stove is mostly about the floor, the oven door and the line at the back, and about pushing it home onto its bracket afterwards. A stove that has stood in floodwater raises a harder question, because gas valves and electrical safety parts that were under water are replaced rather than dried out. And the cord and outlet behind an electric or gas stove can be judged by eye, with the breaker off, long before anything fails. None of these guides asks you to loosen a gas fitting, open the stove's terminal cover or work inside the wall. They explain what should be there, what you can safely look at, and when the job belongs to the gas utility, an electrician or our technician. [Not sure where to start?](https://stoverepair.center/guides/#start-here) ### The short answer Moving a Stove Without Hurting the Floor, the Gas Line or the Stove Moving a stove safely means emptying and lightening it, protecting the floor, pulling it straight out by the body rather than the oven door handle or the stovetop, and knowing where the gas connector or power cord stops. ### The short answer A Stove After a Flood or Storm: Before You Cook on It Again A stove after a flood stays off if water reached its controls, wiring or gas valves: CPSC says submerged gas control valves and electrical safety devices must be replaced and the rest checked by a technician. ### The short answer Behind the Stove: What the Cord and Outlet Should Look Like A gas stove plugs into an ordinary 120-volt grounded outlet; an electric or induction stove uses a heavy three- or four-wire stove cord and outlet on a 240-volt circuit, or is wired to a junction box. ## When reading is not enough. If the checks in these guides did not settle it, the visit picks up from there, stop by stop. [What repairs cost](https://stoverepair.center/cost/) 1. 01 The stove, tried the way you use it 2. 02 A number before the work 3. 03 Common stove parts already on board 4. 04 Put back, then cooked on ## The problems these answer. Each has a page of its own, with the causes in the order worth checking. [All 17 problems](https://stoverepair.center/problems/) Problem ### Stove Won't Turn On 6 causes, cheapest first Problem ### Gas Stove Won't Light 6 causes, cheapest first Gas, fire, sparks or a burner stuck on ### Stove Smells Like Gas 5 causes, cheapest first Problem ### Stove Display Blank or Flashing 6 causes, cheapest first For the heart of your home. ## Questions about installation and setup. ### Can I disconnect my own gas stove to move it? No. Shutting off, disconnecting and reconnecting the gas, with a new connector and a leak check at every joint, is installer's work. You can pull the stove out a short way to clean behind it as long as the connector stays slack. ### My stove was in a flooded kitchen but looks fine. Can I switch it back on? Not before it has been checked. CPSC says gas control valves and electrical protection devices that have been under water must be replaced, even when they seem to work. ### How do I know whether the outlet behind my stove is safe? With the breaker off, look for a plug that is fully seated, no browning or melted plastic, and a cord that is not stretched or crushed. Warmth, marks or a tripping breaker mean leaving it off and calling for a check. ## The other sections. Split by what you are trying to find out rather than by which part of the appliance it concerns. [All guides](https://stoverepair.center/guides/) Why the stove is doing that ### [Common problems](https://stoverepair.center/guides/common-problems/) - [Why my stove won't turn on: dark panel, cold burners or a silent oven](https://stoverepair.center/guides/why-my-stove-wont-turn-on/) - [Why a stove burner stays on high, and how to stop it first](https://stoverepair.center/guides/why-a-stove-burner-stays-on-high/) - [Why the stove keeps clicking with the knobs off, lit or baking](https://stoverepair.center/guides/why-the-stove-keeps-clicking/) Stove checks an owner can safely make ### [Troubleshooting](https://stoverepair.center/guides/troubleshooting/) - [Stove checks after a power outage, from the dark to the reset](https://stoverepair.center/guides/stove-checks-after-a-power-outage/) - [A burner that quit after cleaning: water, caps, coils and knobs](https://stoverepair.center/guides/a-burner-that-quit-after-cleaning/) - [Reading the stove display: normal signs, locks and real errors](https://stoverepair.center/guides/reading-the-stove-display/) Keeping the stove out of trouble ### [Maintenance and prevention](https://stoverepair.center/guides/maintenance-and-prevention/) - [A weekly stove cleaning routine for burners, knobs and the oven](https://stoverepair.center/guides/a-weekly-stove-cleaning-routine/) - [Keeping stove knobs working: cleaning, loose knobs and the parts behind them](https://stoverepair.center/guides/keeping-stove-knobs-working/) - [A stove in a rental: what the tenant looks after and what the landlord repairs](https://stoverepair.center/guides/stove-care-in-a-rental/) Keeping the household safe around the stove ### [Gas, fire and burn safety at the stove](https://stoverepair.center/guides/safety-and-food/) - [Putting Out a Grease Fire on the Stove: Lid On, Heat Off, No Water](https://stoverepair.center/guides/putting-out-a-grease-fire-on-the-stove/) - [Small Children and the Stove: Handles, Knobs and the Oven Door](https://stoverepair.center/guides/stove-safety-with-small-children/) - [Carbon Monoxide and Your Stove: When to Worry and What to Do](https://stoverepair.center/guides/stove-carbon-monoxide-and-when-to-worry/) Deciding what stove to keep or buy ### [Choosing and comparing](https://stoverepair.center/guides/choosing-and-comparing/) - [Is it worth fixing an old stove, or time to buy a new one?](https://stoverepair.center/guides/fix-the-old-stove-or-buy-new/) - [Gas or electric stove in a remodel: settle it before the walls close](https://stoverepair.center/guides/gas-or-electric-stove-for-a-remodel/) - [Heritage and cast iron stoves explained: AGA, La Cornue and ILVE at home](https://stoverepair.center/guides/heritage-cast-iron-stoves-explained/) Not sure which section? ### Start from your question The four questions most visits start with, each with the guide that answers it. 18 guides Where to start Where to start --- **[Read on the site: Installation and setup — Stove Guides | StoveRepair.center](https://stoverepair.center/guides/installation-and-setup/)** **[Book a visit with StoveRepair.center](https://stoverepair.center/schedule/)**