TonyFugginMontana OP t1_iy8wokt wrote on November 29, 2022 at 5:06 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Garbage Disposal wired directly into Dishwasher - fixing wiring and adding outlets by TonyFugginMontana

Thanks for responding. Yeah, I've heard that both need to be on separate 15A lines, but there seems to be a lot of conflicting information on this, tbh. Some say it's fine to have disposal and dishwasher on the same circuit if it's 20A, which mine is. No one really cites to the code itself, though, so I may have to dig deeper into this for an answer.

They were definitely lazy and cheap with everything in this house, but I mean, I kinda am too... Putting in a new circuit would probably be beyond my DIY limits so I'd rather avoid it.

roobinsteen t1_iy8zt41 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 5:27 PM

Whoever says they must be on separate circuits is wrong (see my answer above). Here's all that's required: Dishwasher cannot share circuit with any countertop circuits (aka SABCs), and must be a 20A if sharing with a disposal (this point is not said explicitly, but is implicit via general guidelines about sizing circuits for the amperage required by the appliances using them). Relevant NEC article is 210.52