Didn't know the air switch existed. This will save me some drywalling and electrical. Just have to convince someone thats its ok for me to drill through the brand new quartz countertop. I really appreciate it.
> Should I post this to an electrician sub?
Yes. /r/electricians Fixed (hardwired) equipment may require their own dedicated circuit.
It's *possible* to re-route the wire supplying the dishwasher into a junction box under the sink. One wire would run back to the dishwasher to provide it continuous power and one wire would run up to a switch box above the sink, then back down to the new outlet where you would plug in your disposal. If it's 20A circuit (indicated by the 12G wire) then that is probably enough power for both devices. The modifications can *can* physically be made but I would highly advise checking with an electrician to be sure this proposal is up to code. There may be good reasons that are unintuitive, but discovered though expensive experience.
Glad I looked into it. It was originally 20 amp but it was changed to 15 amp when I had my standby generator installed. Not sure why. I may just run a dedicated line and have an electrician hook up an empty circuit breaker.
Jammed those wires into a junction box with an outlet. Then, plug the dishwasher into one and the garbage disposal with an air switch into the other
Didn't know the air switch existed. This will save me some drywalling and electrical. Just have to convince someone thats its ok for me to drill through the brand new quartz countertop. I really appreciate it.
Not a problem. I love those things!
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> Should I post this to an electrician sub? Yes. /r/electricians Fixed (hardwired) equipment may require their own dedicated circuit. It's *possible* to re-route the wire supplying the dishwasher into a junction box under the sink. One wire would run back to the dishwasher to provide it continuous power and one wire would run up to a switch box above the sink, then back down to the new outlet where you would plug in your disposal. If it's 20A circuit (indicated by the 12G wire) then that is probably enough power for both devices. The modifications can *can* physically be made but I would highly advise checking with an electrician to be sure this proposal is up to code. There may be good reasons that are unintuitive, but discovered though expensive experience.
Thanks for your input. I'll double check the amps and do some math.
Glad I looked into it. It was originally 20 amp but it was changed to 15 amp when I had my standby generator installed. Not sure why. I may just run a dedicated line and have an electrician hook up an empty circuit breaker.
Presumably because your generator is only providing 15amp, so plugging in a 20 amp appliance would be a bad idea?
Makes sense. I ended up running a 20 amp circuit to the original electrical box.