Bill wrote:


I observed that the garbage disposal is currently on a dedicated 20
Amp circuit, but, at least back to its switch, it is wired with white
romex cable (guage 14). I am not yet familiar yet with the cable
between the switch and the main panel (I have a hunch that it is
guage 12).

I hope it's not 14 ga on a 20 amp breaker. Don't assume so just because the
romex is white. The colored jackets for romex is a new thing and it used to
be that all romex was white. Look at the romex before you do anything.


This configuration is inappropriate, no? Technically, I think I
should upgrade the cable to yellow or replace the breaker with a 15
Amp one. The new device will be about 8.2 Amps. Given these choices,
I think I would lean towards replacing the breaker.


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-Mike-