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Garbage disposal wiring
I am in the middle of replacing my garbage disposal with the
Insinkerator Evolution. Following the directions, I removed the cord from the old disposal. Now I am stuck at installing the cord in the new disposal. The directions say to attach white to white, black to black and green to the grounding screw. The old cord doesn't HAVE black and white, though. It is SPT-3 E166124. The ground is clearly marked. Can anyone help? This seems to be simple enough, if I can just figure out which is hot and which is neutral. Thank you, Corey |
Garbage disposal wiring
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Garbage disposal wiring
On Dec 29, 5:37 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
snips E166124 cord *does* have color-coded insulation. Ah, no, it doesn't. Let me show you what I have. http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s...t=DSC03207.jpg This is the cord that came out of the garbage disposal that I am replacing, so I assume it is appropriate for the job. The dead disposal is about 7 years old. Corey |
Garbage disposal wiring
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... I am in the middle of replacing my garbage disposal with the Insinkerator Evolution. Following the directions, I removed the cord from the old disposal. Now I am stuck at installing the cord in the new disposal. If you have an ohmmeter or continuity light, you can find out. The plug is the key. The long, round pin is the ground. The fat blade is neutral (white) & the small blade is hot (black). If the plug is not polarized, then get a new cord. Go to the hardware store & get an extension cord, chop one end off and wire it up. For it to work, it doesn't matter which is white and which is black. However, for safety's sake, it does matter. |
Garbage disposal wiring
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:14:14 -0500, Terry
wrote: On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:45:44 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Dec 29, 5:37 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote: snips E166124 cord *does* have color-coded insulation. Ah, no, it doesn't. Let me show you what I have. http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s...t=DSC03207.jpg This is the cord that came out of the garbage disposal that I am replacing, so I assume it is appropriate for the job. The dead disposal is about 7 years old. Corey It is hard to tell from the picture, but the neutral should be the wire with the factory markings on the insulation. I don't see any markings in the picture but they should be there. The best way would be to test it with a tester. (go ahead and clamp it in the J-box on the disposal to hold it in place) The wire that is hot will go to the black. BTW I should add that the neutral will be the white. The conductor with the markings is not the hot. |
Garbage disposal wiring
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On Dec 29, 5:37 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote: snips E166124 cord *does* have color-coded insulation. Ah, no, it doesn't. Let me show you what I have. http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s...nt=DSC03207.jp g What was that connected to previously? And what's at the other end? This is the cord that came out of the garbage disposal that I am replacing, so I assume it is appropriate for the job. May not be a correct assumption... -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
Garbage disposal wiring
On Dec 29, 6:14 pm, Terry wrote:
It is hard to tell from the picture, but the neutral should be the wire with the factory markings on the insulation. I don't see any markings in the picture but they should be there. The best way would be to test it with a tester. (go ahead and clamp it in the J-box on the disposal to hold it in place) The wire that is hot will go to the black. That's very helpful, thank you! Got it all wired up and installed works great with no leaks. And man, it sure is quiet! Corey |
Garbage disposal wiring
On Dec 29, 6:25 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
What was that connected to previously? And what's at the other end? Well, as I have said, it was connected to the garbage disposal I am replacing. There's a plug at the other end. Terry's tips were quite helpful and the disposal is in place and working fine. Corey |
Garbage disposal wiring
it appears to me the wire on the left has a white insulator core. If not,
it should be marked on the outside. I've never seen a zip type cord that wasn't. s wrote in message ... On Dec 29, 5:37 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote: snips E166124 cord *does* have color-coded insulation. Ah, no, it doesn't. Let me show you what I have. http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s...t=DSC03207.jpg This is the cord that came out of the garbage disposal that I am replacing, so I assume it is appropriate for the job. The dead disposal is about 7 years old. Corey |
Garbage disposal wiring
E166124 cord *does* have color-coded insulation. Ah, no, it doesn't. Let me show you what I have. http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s...t=DSC03207.jpg This is the cord that came out of the garbage disposal that I am replacing, so I assume it is appropriate for the job. The dead disposal is about 7 years old. Notice the ribs on the outside of the cord on the right? Is the left side cord side smooth on the outside? That is how you maintain continuity, but attaching the plug hot side and the appliance hot side. Ribbed side in neutral. |
Garbage disposal wiring
On Dec 29, 8:10 pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: You are a good photographer. Now, slit the one on the left the long ways, and peel back the grey. I bet the inner insulation has a color. Looks white to me. In either case, it's probably not critical which polarity you use. Ha--thank you for the compliment. I did do what you recommend before I posted. No inner insulation at all, except on the ground. The one that appears like it might be white in the picture is just flash wash out. Corey |
Garbage disposal wiring
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