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It all depends on your electrician. Mine is exactly the opposite. I haven't thought about it much, but it occurs to me after reading that post that garbage dis
by briancooley 17y ago
It all depends on your electrician. Mine is exactly the opposite.
I haven't thought about it much, but it occurs to me after reading that post that garbage disposers might best be operated with a footpedal.
- anamax 17y agoI'd rather not have electrical connections on the floor near a sink. Yes, I know that the garbage disposal has power, but it's not at a local minima.
- flogic 17y agoI'd rather the powered finger chipper wasn't that easily turned on. Personally I go for a switch with one of those nifty red covers.
- sophacles 17y agoWhy so much engineering? A footpedal introduces an element of accidental turning on why the hands are dangerously close to the blades. How about instead a labelmaker? Or a convention, say red switches mean garbage disposal, closest to the sink, etc. Mostly I think a big point here is why everyone thinks of the residential power switches as strictly for lights? The are other things I turn on with "light-switches". These include: ceiling fans, wall sockets, vent fans and all power to my garage. I have never thought of this as unexpected, and no guest at my house has ever complained that I should take the fans off of 'lights only' switches.
- briancooley 17y agoI wasn't so much interested in differentiating the switches as I was in eliminating the need to touch a switch using dirty hands, especially when I have been preparing raw meat. I usually end up washing my hands a half dozen times while preparing food just to avoid spreading bacteria to switches, faucets, and surfaces. I've had food poisoning a couple of times (from restaurants), so I might be a bit germophobic. :) Anyway, as several of you have pointed out, the possibilty of spurious activation is a real safety concern, so bad idea.