I do mostly service work and have found the need to put a switch and outlet for a garbage disposal in some very challenging locations. It got me thinking about Pico switches and how handy it would be to have the ability to put a switch powering the disposal somewhere convenient and then placing the pico above the disposal when other solutions like an air switch won't work. I know pico switches aren't motor rated but does anyone have something similar they've used successfully?
Remote control of a motor, pico maybe?
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hillbilly1
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- North Georgia mountains
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I believe some Lutron Casseta switches are motor rated.
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- San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
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- Electrical Engineer
Just be careful of the actual HP rating, don't go by current alone. Some disposals are getting to be up to 1HP now, that's too much for most remote control devices, they usually to out at 1/2HP.