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Wire New Garbage Disposal

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Leak From Bottom Of Garbage Disposal

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What happens here

First, install the strain relief fitting from the old power cable onto the new disposal. Feed the power cable through the fitting and tighten it. Connect the bare copper ground wire to the green ground screw. Use wire nuts to connect the white neutral wire from the disposal to the white wire from the power cable, and do the same for the black hot wires. Tuck the wires inside and reinstall the electrical cover plate.

Goal: Connect the home's power supply to the new disposal unit

Tools and materials

  • Pliers N/A
  • Wire Nuts N/A — Connecting the neutral and hot wires

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and continue to tighten them up evenly. So next sort of business is going to be to get the power put back in. Let's get that out of our way. We'll take this bad boy. It came out. We'll slap it right back in. Get that bad boy popped in where it's nice and tight. Get the ground wrapped around there. Get this piece popped back on here. Get a wire nut on the neutral. Get a wire nut on the hot. That's good. Pop that back in there. If you have a dishwasher

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