Air switch or wall switch?
grumpydave
12 years ago
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Show me photos of air switch mounted on the wall - asap
Comments (1)This is the cleaning forum. You may get more responses on the Home Repair forum. Sorry I can't be more helpful; at the moment, I can't even figure out what you are referring to by "GD."...See MoreTo Garbage Disposal or not?
Comments (27)I do hate the yucky flange ! any good / easy way to clean that? anyway, I haven't had a gd in over 30 yrs until about 2 yrs ago. I didn't plan to get one here but my sink kept stopping up. I had a small one put in and presto, I run it and the water goes down. I actually got it because of the little bits that end up in the sink - cause I don't put regular stuff down it. I scrape plates into the trash, not the sink. When I prep I put throw away parts into an old plastic bowl, then that gets dumped into the trash (depending on what it is - sometimes I take it out for the rabbits). I always have that nagging thought about losing a finger or hand in the gd. Don't know why, I had one when the 4 kids were young and none of them lost a part in it, nor did I. Maybe I worry I might forget what that gd really does? Tho, since I seldom run it cause there isn't much to run thru it, I'll survive. I seldom cook to have anything to put in it either. I never did put egg shells or coffee grinds in the one I had in the 70s....See MoreGarbage disposal- Wall to Air switch- how to "lose" box in backsplash?
Comments (1)I'm a little confused - are you keeping the light switch or not? Or if you're keeping it, are you saying that it's not in the same box as the disposal switch? I ask because usually the above the sink light switch and the disposal switch are in one double box, in which case this is an easy thing to do. But- assuming that your disposal switch is indeed in it's own box, then your hubby is right that you can't, by code, cover it up. And you shouldn't cover it up even if you're not getting inspections. If the disposal switch is at the end of a circuit run then you'll only need to trace where it's power is coming from - it will be another nearby outlet, or the light switch that you mentioned - and then removing that wire, disconnecting it from the other box. If it's in the middle of the run then it's a bigger job because you would need to trace the wiring in two directions, and then remove the wires going both directions, and then run a new wire from the previous box (where the power comes from to the disposal switch) to the next box (after the disposal switch) in the circuit. Regardless, it means removing drywall and then drywalling after you're done with electrical. But - most likely the previous electrical box and the next electrical box in the circuit are also in the kitchen, maybe on the same wall, and it won't be that hard....See MoreAir switch recalled—switch to batch feed?
Comments (4)Really? I have put them In two kitchens and like them so much better. No nasty flange to clean, I can see when someone drops something down the disposal and I need to fish it back out, and no worries that my kid will stick her hand down it while it is running....See MoreBilll
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