nycola t1_j25eo9m wrote
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My uncle was a plumber and installed probably thousands of garbage disposals in his lifetime. He said he always recommended to customers that they install the switch under the cabinet to make it next to impossible to turn on the disposal with your hand in the sink.
It sounds trivial, but when he first started out in the business that wisdom was passed down by his boss who saw the aftermath of a woman who had her hand down the drain trying to pull something out and absentmindedly started the disposal.
timtucker_com t1_j25r63i wrote
For much the same reason, we put in a momentary contact switch on the wall.
It's close enough that you can reach it while standing at the sink, but far enough that there's little to no chance of bumping it on accident and it would be awkward to reach the switch with one hand while your other hand is in the sink.
To make it easier to distinguish, it's also a different color than the rest of the switches in the kitchen (grey instead of white).
OutOfStamina t1_j25v8xq wrote
I'm pretty glad you posted this. It meant the amount of time I thought "yeah, i should move the switch to above the counter!!" lasted only about 20 seconds.
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