"Dick" wrote in message
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I am having a new kitchen installed & doing some of the (less complicated)
electrical work myself. (ie changing plugs & switches, installing GFI's,
etc) Let me take a moment to explain the setup:
Our old garbage disposer was set up on it's own, non GFI protected 15 amp
circuit with the switch under the sink. I figured it was safer to connect
it up to the 20amp (GFI protected) circuit around the sink & I also wanted
to connect it to a new wall switch in the wall for convenience. ( I
realize that, since the disposer now shares one of the kitchen circuits,
that I'll have to make sure that circuit isnt overloaded b4 I run the
disposer...but that shouldn't be a problem.) The outlet that the disposer
now is powered by is downstream of the GFCI box in the circuit & the new
disposer switch is in the same box as this outlet.
My question is this: The switch is a normal single pole switch with a
ground.......Do I need to connect the switch's ground terminal to a ground
in order for it (the switch & the disposer) to be protected by the GFCI?
(the outlet that it is connected to is properly grounded) There are so
many wires crammed into the box that I'm just trying to save myself some
work....If it will still be safe.
Thanks
Well if you are using a metal box and a good quality switch, the switch is
grounded through the box already; assuming you grounded the box(!). Though
even if you didn't, the box would sorta be grounded by the outlet.

If your box has too many wires in it to ground the switch, then your box is
too small. But if the switch follows the GFCI there shouldn't be any shock
hazzard if the GFCI is working. Since it might not be working, I would want
the switch grounded, especially in a potentially wet condition.

Have I waffled enough for you.