Page 1
Page 1
Started By
Message

Circuit Troubleshooting - Disposal/Dishwasher

Posted on 6/14/22 at 5:57 pm
Posted by TexasTiger90
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Jul 2014
3576 posts
Posted on 6/14/22 at 5:57 pm
TL;DR: Disposal stopped working, wire hot to the outlet. Switched out the outlet, now no hot to the outlet and dishwasher (separate outlet and breaker) is now without power.

So of course this happens 2 weeks after we finished a full kitchen remodel, and I'm dreading the possibility of invasive electrical repair, so figured I'd ask to see if there are any tips before an electrician comes out:

Disposal turned on during dinner cleanup the other night just fine, ran for about 3 seconds, then died. I flipped the switch on and off several times, nothing. Checked the breaker, it's good. Crawl under the sink and test the incoming hot from the switch, it's reading hot, so figured a quick GFI swap and I should be good to go.

Spliced some new wires to give me some slack, swapped out the GFI, no issue. Flip the switch to test, nothing. Incoming hot is no longer hot. Then I look over and notice the lights on the dishwasher are not on. The weird thing is I didn't mess with that outlet at all, can't even see it. It's also on it's own dedicated breaker, which was not tripped.

Does anyone have any idea how I can go about troubleshooting this issue? The other switch in the same box as the disposal is still turning the light on/off just fine, and I'm kind of at a loss.

Any insight or tips/tricks would be greatly appreciated, because I'm almost to the point that I want to run new wire for independent dishwasher/disposal from the basement panel spares!
Posted by ItzMe1972
Member since Dec 2013
9802 posts
Posted on 6/14/22 at 6:35 pm to
Sounds like something came loose.

Did you take pictures of wiring before working on it?

Sometimes, it is best to put things back the way they were and see where you stand.

One of those extension wires (piggyback) may not be making good connection.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
25000 posts
Posted on 6/14/22 at 7:51 pm to
Just because the breaker isn’t tripped doesn’t mean it isn’t bad.

I’d test it 1st
Flip it off and back on.
If that doesn’t work try a new one.
This post was edited on 6/14/22 at 8:00 pm
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 1Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram