Our dishwasher crapped out and the wife settled on a Bosch as a replacement. It comes with a plug instead of being hard wired. If you don't have a receptacle to plug it into, you need this junction box adapter. Problem...these things were recalled due to catching fire. Supposedly, the problem was the junction boxes used a too heavy wire and would overheat & Bosch just shortened the length of the wire a few feet to reduce resistance. I'm completely stupid when it comes to electrical, so that could be legit, or bullshit. I'm leaning towards just wiring a GFI outlet under the sink in order to use the 3 prong plug it came with and calling it a day. Is there any reason I shouldn't? All I can find as far as NEC and Virginia electrical code is if its within 6ft of the sink it needs a GFI. Other than using an exposed work box, is there anything else specific I need?
That is how every dishwasher I've ever seen has been wired. In all my homes, the apartments I worked at, never saw one hard wired. I even wired mine so I could reach the plug in a cabinet without pulling the dishwasher out of its space. Just in case things really went to shit someday and it needed to be unplugged in a hurry.
I do, and its hard wired. No idea why. Our sink is on an island, so the switch for it is under the sink. Disposer switch: New outlet I installed today for the dishwasher: For the record I hate the plumber our builder used. They used the shitty push/pull valves then never secured a single one so that it doesn't move 4 or more inches when you try to open or close it. They all require two hands to open close...one for the valve, the other to secure the tubing. Also, damn near every valve is located in an inconvenient place that moving 3 inches or less in any direction would've made it not inconvenient.
I guess hardwiring would be easier and quicker, and they're saving money on outlets, box and conduit. I just know that what you've done, in my experience, is a lot more common. I added a DW to our house a few years ago, as there wasn't one when we bought it. My install looks almost exactly the same, but I put my outlet towards the front of the cabinet, for quicker access. Similar to where your disposal switch is, but higher in the cabinet.
Initially I was going to put it closer to the door, but the screws I had to mount the box were 3/4" and the cabinet wall is only 3/8". Dishwasher has its own dedicated line, wanted to keep it that way. Plus the distance getting from one side of the cabinet to the other would've likely required another box anyway to splice the line in.
It's working out that it was a good idea, for me. I'm currently having an issue with my DW, where it sometimes will not recognize when you open and empty it after running it. Therefore, it will not reset and let you run it again. I can just open the cabinet, unplug and plug it back in. I'm sure I'll get around to fixing that one day. I initially looked at it from the perspective of I'm not getting any younger. Now, I don't have to bend over, reach to the back of a cabinet for the plug, if it ever becomes difficult to do things like that.
Bought the house 8 years ago and don't recall that question. Regardless, it just needs to last until it sells.
Few primary bath pics. Still need to finish some trim work etc. We moved the shower to where the closet was and added a closet in the bedroom.