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I wired an outlet under my kitchen sink, for a disposal. I have a voltage detector and while holding it to the hot wire on the outlet it says I have current to the outlet when the switch is on, as it should be. However, as soon as I plug the disposal into the outlet I lose the current. The disposal works when I trouble shoot it with an extension cord.
What am I doing wrong?
I'm running 12-3 (black, red, white, ground) to a 2 switch box. Black to under cabinet lighting switch, red to a garbage disposal switch. Whites are all spliced together. The lighting works, so I'll skip that. The red wire goes to the bottom of the garbage disposal switch. 12-2 comes up from a regular outlet under the sink. (I had a GFCI, but switched it out, thinking that was the problem.) The black wire from the 12-2 from under the sink connects to the top of the disposal switch. The white is spliced in with the others.
My meter shows current in from the red wire. It shows current on the black wire, down to the outlet under the sink, when the switch is turned on, and no current when switched off. Everything is good so far. When I get under the sink, with the garbage disposal switch turned on, but nothing plugged in, I show current. As soon as I plug the disposal in, I lose current on the black wire. This occurs when any devise is plugged into the outlet.
End result... I can't use my garbage disposal.
I ran an extension cord from another outlet to the disposal and it works just fine. I'm flummoxed. It seems as if I've done everything properly.
Thanks for any help offered.
Scott
What am I doing wrong?
I'm running 12-3 (black, red, white, ground) to a 2 switch box. Black to under cabinet lighting switch, red to a garbage disposal switch. Whites are all spliced together. The lighting works, so I'll skip that. The red wire goes to the bottom of the garbage disposal switch. 12-2 comes up from a regular outlet under the sink. (I had a GFCI, but switched it out, thinking that was the problem.) The black wire from the 12-2 from under the sink connects to the top of the disposal switch. The white is spliced in with the others.
My meter shows current in from the red wire. It shows current on the black wire, down to the outlet under the sink, when the switch is turned on, and no current when switched off. Everything is good so far. When I get under the sink, with the garbage disposal switch turned on, but nothing plugged in, I show current. As soon as I plug the disposal in, I lose current on the black wire. This occurs when any devise is plugged into the outlet.
End result... I can't use my garbage disposal.
I ran an extension cord from another outlet to the disposal and it works just fine. I'm flummoxed. It seems as if I've done everything properly.
Thanks for any help offered.
Scott
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