On Aug 22, 1:03*pm, Lee wrote:
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

Wait a minute...you had no power at the top half of the outlet, yet
the DW worked when you "reversed" the plugs? Care to explain that?