"Chris Lewis" wrote in message
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According to Dick :
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After reading the very helpful replies from this forum I have
decided to rewire the (new) wall box I
installed in such a way that the outlet side will merely continue
the kitchen counter circuit (which is
protected by an "upstream" GFCI) & the switch (which shares the
same double box) will merely tie into the
original disposer line (on it's own breaker) & have no connection
whatever to the counter circuit. (This will
also free up space in the box & allow me to easily wire the
ground to the disposer switch)
I had (evidently erroneously) thought that running the disposer
( since it obviously contacts water) off of a
GFI protected circuit was a safer way to go...... I still don't
understand why it is evidently safer to not
have the disposer ( & thus it's new above counter switch)
protected by a GFI, but I guess it isn't.

What gives you the idea that it isn't? Nothing wrong with putting
it on a GFCI.


Motor loads will give nuisance trips every once in a while, though....