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TonyFugginMontana OP t1_iy9hicu wrote

Reply to comment by Wildcatb in Garbage Disposal wired directly into Dishwasher - fixing wiring and adding outlets by TonyFugginMontana

Thanks! That is indeed a very elegant and straightforward fix. Just keep them hardwired but do the splice in an actual junction box. Don't know why I didn't think of that. lol

The only real advantage I see personally to adding outlets and converting the appliances to plugs is that Home Depot's installers expected that. As long as the only real code compliance thing with the original setup is the point of the splice being in the dishwasher, this could be the way to go.

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TJNel t1_iy9oeo0 wrote

>converting the appliances to plugs is that Home Depot's installers expected that.

I've never seen a dishwasher or garbage disposal that came with physical plugs, they are all direct wire.

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Wildcatb t1_iy9p5pi wrote

Appliance guy again.

Most indeed ship from the factory set up for direct wire, but as modern building codes increasingly require outlets, more and more are being made with plugs.

It will be a long time before a full changeover, and may not happen at all because there are still tens of millions of homes with hardwired units, so it's easier for the manufacturers to keep making them hardwired and sell plugs as an accessory.

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