Inspectors Blog. Look At What I Just Found.
Here we have a garbage disposal with everything wrong. The garbage disposal was working at time of inspection. The unit is a Badger 1 MFG INSINKERATOR.
What A Mess But Fixable
In this picture below you will see that the Badger disposal was wired with Romex. This type of wire in intended to be installed in walls where not it is not subject to physical damage. The wire enters the disposal without the proper wire connector. This will cause chafing and damage to the wire insulation.
Below we have the power supply to the switch for the disposal. Note the exposed wire and armored cable has pulled from the connector.
And last we have the switch it is located under the lip of the counter top. Locating the disposal switch at this level allow small children to operate the switch while someones hands are in the sink.
It is advised that garbage disposals be installed by a professional to prevent fire and safety dangers.
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