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roobinsteen t1_iy8y13a wrote

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

> https://homeefficiencyguide.com/should-dishwasher-be-on-its-own-circuit/

There is a LOT of nonsense in that article. I do not think it was written by anyone who knows about typical residential wiring or the NEC. It is absolutely not correct that a dishwasher must be on it's own circuit. It is common and completely code acceptable for a dishwasher to share a 20A circuit with a garbage disposal. The only thing to abide by in terms of code is that the circuit serving the dishwasher must not be on one of the countertop circuits (also known as Small Appliance Branch Circuits/SABCs). The relevant portion of the NEC code is 210.52.

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TonyFugginMontana OP t1_iy8zhh3 wrote

This is closer to my understanding. Thanks. For the record, my dishwasher/dispoal circuit is separate from the countertop circuit; both circuits are labeled in the box ("dishwasher" and "small appliance").

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