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Old 03-03-2014, 01:16 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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Is it noisy? Does it have it's own grounding? Why didn't you want to run wires to the basement?
I was joking. My dishwasher was put in by Sears.
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Old 03-03-2014, 01:22 PM
 
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all hardwiring means for a diswasher is that your using a whip vs connecting as power cord to it


is there a junction box nearby? or is there an outlet in an adjacent cabinet yall could have used and avoided drama?

how is your garbage disposal electrically connected?
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Old 03-03-2014, 01:47 PM
 
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I was joking. My dishwasher was put in by Sears.
I thought that was strange in so many ways!

We bought the dishwasher long before we were ready to install it. My husband has always done all of our plumbing.

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is there a junction box nearby? or is there an outlet in an adjacent cabinet yall could have used and avoided drama?
A hardwired dishwasher needs a dedicated line. Even though it would be easier to switch an outlet to a dedicated line since the wiring is already there to pull new wires through, there are none located nearby.

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how is your garbage disposal electrically connected?
We don't have a garbage disposal. I don't like them.
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Old 03-03-2014, 01:55 PM
 
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A dishwasher must be grounded, but that's immaterial when running the wiring as it is just one extra wire. The NEC stipulates that Romex (the white, flexible, glorified extension cord type wiring) must be concealed and unaccesible under normal conditions. Anything that is exposed in a living area must be in hard conduit (EMT pipe). Anything outside of a wall that must be flexible should use flexible metallic conduit (commonly called greenfield). Using these three options, nearly any wire routing can be done without being destructive. Do not rip up your foundation to run wires to a dishwasher. That's just plain silly.
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Old 03-03-2014, 02:26 PM
 
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Do not rip up your foundation to run wires to a dishwasher. That's just plain silly.
Thank you!
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Old 03-03-2014, 06:31 PM
 
Location: Cold Springs, NV
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A dishwasher must have an equipment grounding conductor, but that's immaterial when running the wiring as it is just one extra wire. The NEC stipulates that Romex (the white, flexible, glorified extension cord type wiring) must be concealed and unaccesible under normal conditions to an elevation of 7'. Anything under 7' that is exposed in a living area must be in hard conduit (EMT pipe). Anything outside of a wall that must be flexible should use flexible metallic conduit (commonly called greenfield). Using these three options, nearly any wire routing can be done without being destructive. Do not rip up your foundation to run wires to a dishwasher. That's just plain silly.
Corrected, unless the 7' rule has changed. Also, the grounded conductor is commonly referred to as the neutral.
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Old 03-03-2014, 07:02 PM
 
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I'm not sure who should win here but I'm totally in favor a wife with opinions about how the wiring should be done.
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Old 03-03-2014, 07:51 PM
 
Location: The Carolinas
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I'm not sure who should win here but I'm totally in favor a wife with opinions about how the wiring should be done.
Makes me kinda hot, actually
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Old 03-03-2014, 07:56 PM
 
Location: Cold Springs, NV
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Makes me kinda hot, actually
Whoa, easy there Tiger, that's the relationship forum.
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Old 03-03-2014, 08:46 PM
 
Location: Western Pennsylvania
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Corrected, unless the 7' rule has changed. Also, the grounded conductor is commonly referred to as the neutral.
The grounded conductor is the bare wire. "Hot" is the black wire, and neutral is the white wire.
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