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Disposer quit working, but only immediately after new dishwasher installed. Free install (dishwasher) from big box store using their contractor appliance installation service.
We have an insinkerator brand disposal, model is "badger." Estimate it to be maybe 5 yrs old. We bought house late 2018 and moved in early 2019. Prior owners did major kitchen remodel in 2015, new sink, counters, etc., so that's why I estimate age of the unit to be 5 yrs, plus it looks very good still.
So here's a head scratcher for you. It's been working perfect, no problems no weird noises. Yesterday we had a new dishwasher installed which is under cabinet next to sink. It was a Bosch 300 DXL which requires a special Bosch supplied junction box be installed on electric wire that supplies current to dishwasher. The previous dishwasher, also a Bosch (Ascentia) did not have nor require this box and was direct wired from Romex wire coming out of wall. That wire now goes into junction box and junction box output wire is a special Bosch supplied one that plugs into dishwasher underneath. Installers put in the junction box.
The dishwasher and the disposer are the only two appliances on the circuit with 20 amp breaker in the house's panel.
Tried the RESET button bottom of disposer, no joy. My wife said all she heard when flipping disposer on after breakfast was a "click" under the sink but no action from disposer. It's DOA for now. There are two Romex wires coming out of wall, one for disposer, one for dishwasher, as mentioned only two on the 20a circuit (#16 on panel). It is not tripping the breaker. The disposer's wire is ran in a metal conduit, wall-to-disposer.
I cannot see anything from the dishwasher install that would have borked the disposer, but it's just very coincidental that a 5 yr old disposer would fritz out at this particular time right in sync with install of the new dishwasher.
What am I missing?
We have an insinkerator brand disposal, model is "badger." Estimate it to be maybe 5 yrs old. We bought house late 2018 and moved in early 2019. Prior owners did major kitchen remodel in 2015, new sink, counters, etc., so that's why I estimate age of the unit to be 5 yrs, plus it looks very good still.
So here's a head scratcher for you. It's been working perfect, no problems no weird noises. Yesterday we had a new dishwasher installed which is under cabinet next to sink. It was a Bosch 300 DXL which requires a special Bosch supplied junction box be installed on electric wire that supplies current to dishwasher. The previous dishwasher, also a Bosch (Ascentia) did not have nor require this box and was direct wired from Romex wire coming out of wall. That wire now goes into junction box and junction box output wire is a special Bosch supplied one that plugs into dishwasher underneath. Installers put in the junction box.
The dishwasher and the disposer are the only two appliances on the circuit with 20 amp breaker in the house's panel.
Tried the RESET button bottom of disposer, no joy. My wife said all she heard when flipping disposer on after breakfast was a "click" under the sink but no action from disposer. It's DOA for now. There are two Romex wires coming out of wall, one for disposer, one for dishwasher, as mentioned only two on the 20a circuit (#16 on panel). It is not tripping the breaker. The disposer's wire is ran in a metal conduit, wall-to-disposer.
I cannot see anything from the dishwasher install that would have borked the disposer, but it's just very coincidental that a 5 yr old disposer would fritz out at this particular time right in sync with install of the new dishwasher.
What am I missing?