Are there two sets of Romex wires that feed the outlet?

If there is one set of power feed wire, maybe you ought not have "clipped
the joiner part".

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"Lee" wrote in message
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Garbage disposer failed and original diagnosis (mine) revealed no power to
the top-half of outlet that both the GD and dishwasher plug into; the
dishwasher worked fine. So, I replaced the outlet, clipping the joiner-part
of the outlet, and still no power to the top-half of the outlet, so I
reversed the plugs and the dishwasher was still active, so that ruled out
the outlet as the problem. I tried the reset button on the disposal several
times in both halves of the outlet and neither worked, so I concluded the
problem was the garbage disposer itself, so replaced it. Now, it works,
continuously; but the switch does not. So, I presume this means I need to
also replace the switch, but is there anything else I should be
considering/looking at before proceeding to this step?

Thanks for any suggestions/comments you’d care to make.

Lee