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Is it a problem that my sink disposal has exposed wire nut connections in the cabinet?
Hard wired disposals exist but yours isn't one. You can go from horrendous to excellent with very little work or money.
Turn off power at the breaker.
Where the white cable is sticking out of the ...
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Is it a problem that my sink disposal has exposed wire nut connections in the cabinet?
Yes, a hardwired disposal is OK. But not like this.
A previous owner installed something like this Insinkerator air switch from Home Depot:
but whoever installed it clearly had no idea what they were ...
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In 2023, does Texas require an air-gap between dishwasher and an in-sink food-waste 'disposerator'?
I don't know if Texas code has changed. These parts of codes generally don't change very often. If anything, I suspect that older code (possibly from a few decades older) had "only traditional ...
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How do I add a always on duplex receptacle under sink on same circuit as switched garbage disposal
This could be anywhere from super-easy to moderately hard to impossible.
There are two key issues in being able to tap into the existing circuit:
Existing Load
If a circuit has hardwired equipment ...
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How do I add a always on duplex receptacle under sink on same circuit as switched garbage disposal
One way would be to replace the disposal with one with an integral magnetic switch in the stopper, then bypass the existing switch and you will have unswitched power for everything.
Another way is to ...
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