Looking Good Wiring A Switch For A Garbage Disposal

Locate the brass colored screw which is usually on the right side of the switch.

Wiring a switch for a garbage disposal. Gently tug on each wire to make sure it is secure. Wrap the bare copper end of the green ground wire of the cord clockwise around the ground screw on the disposal or use the ring connector. You can use any kind of switch for your garbage disposal as long as it has set on and off positions.

Put the cover plate over the toggle and secure its holding screws. It can be completed in about an hour. In this episode i wire up a new switch and outlet for a new garbage disposal.

Connect the black hot cord wire to the black hot wire of the disposal with a wire connector. Wiring is simple and straightforward for a switch. Protect yourself when working in electrical outlets with this tool you see me using the fluke flk2ac 90 1000v pocket sized voltage detector voltalert 90 t.

Turn the power back on at the breaker box and test the switch by running cold water into the sink that holds the garbage disposal and flipping the new switch to the on position. Tighten the screw with a screwdriver to secure the wire to the switch. Press the wires gently into the wall box and secure the new switch by replacing the mounting screws.

On the top one you have to connect the red wire which is coming from your garbage disposal. The diagram above shows the power entering into the circuit at the switch box location then sending one power line for the dishwasher and a switched leg for the garbage disposal. I also wired up the dishwasher and got all the electrical stu.

Wrap the green ground wire around the ground nut and tighten the screws. Electrical wiring diagram for a garbage disposal and dishwasher. Connect the white wire to the silver line terminal.