Align the center line on the microwave s wall template with the center mark on the wall and tape it in place.
How to hang microwave on wall.
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.
Find and mark the center of the wall where the microwave will hang.
You ll need to spend about two hours to hang the microwave from the wall and cabinet.
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.
The cabinet not only provides support but it also contains the wiring for the microwave and may contain part of the venting.
Longer if venting and wiring is required.
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.
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.
Mounting a microwave oven without a cabinet above.
You also need a cabinet the microwave hangs from.
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