kitchen disposal

[Dalehaldeman]

Is there any distance requirment from the kitchen sink for the switch that operates a disposal in a single family home?

 

[pierre]

No, the switch could be behind the sink if need be.

 

[Dalehaldeman]

disposal switch

disposal switch

We were turn down on an inspection in Lee county Florida because the switch was almost 3 feet away on a side wall. There is no room for the switch any closer to the sink due to the higth of the bar.

 

[bphgravity]

The location of the switch for the disposer is a design consideration and cannot be enforced by the inspector. Did the inspector provide you a code section on the advisory?

 

[jeff43222]

I often install the disposal on a switched receptacle, with the switch under the sink inside the cabinet. There's usually room to do it that way, and it keeps the switch from being confused with a light switch.

As for the inspector, either he's following a local code, or he's making it up. I've never heard of any rule requiring the disposal switch to be within a certain distance of the disposal.

 

[macmikeman]

I would just move about 15 miles or so up north along US41 into the next county. The inspectors up there sound to me like they are more competent.