Howdy, all. Apartment owner in NYC here for about 8 months now, still hitting my first time on a lot of home repair stuff and could use a hand from the pros. I'll just lay it out there and you can feel free to point out any problems.
I'm putting in an 18" dishwasher to replace the cabinet next to my sink. The only thing I haven't figured out yet is how to get the electrical connection there. The circuit I'm planning to use has only one load: a 20A GFI outlet which serves the igniter for the gas stove. No other loads on the circuit, but it shares a neutral with the other appliance circuit, which we have a microwave plugged into. The two circuits are on separate phases.
The igniter outlet (my power source) is about 2.5 feet above the floor and 1.5 from the left edge of the sink. The dishwasher is going to go just to the right of the sink. I need to figure out the best way to get that electrical connection about 2.5' down and 5' across, given that there's a kitchen sink cabinet between the two points.
I'm figuring either conduit & wire or 12/2 BX cable between the outlet and my destination on the other side of the sink. I'd do in-wall BX if I thought I could successfully guide it through, but I've never done it before so I don't know how easy/hard it is. Once I get there, do you guys recommend an outlet or do you think a hard-wired connection is better? Am I correct to assume that the GFI in the existing outlet would protect the circuit in either case?
Thanks for any advice.
Joe
I'm putting in an 18" dishwasher to replace the cabinet next to my sink. The only thing I haven't figured out yet is how to get the electrical connection there. The circuit I'm planning to use has only one load: a 20A GFI outlet which serves the igniter for the gas stove. No other loads on the circuit, but it shares a neutral with the other appliance circuit, which we have a microwave plugged into. The two circuits are on separate phases.
The igniter outlet (my power source) is about 2.5 feet above the floor and 1.5 from the left edge of the sink. The dishwasher is going to go just to the right of the sink. I need to figure out the best way to get that electrical connection about 2.5' down and 5' across, given that there's a kitchen sink cabinet between the two points.
I'm figuring either conduit & wire or 12/2 BX cable between the outlet and my destination on the other side of the sink. I'd do in-wall BX if I thought I could successfully guide it through, but I've never done it before so I don't know how easy/hard it is. Once I get there, do you guys recommend an outlet or do you think a hard-wired connection is better? Am I correct to assume that the GFI in the existing outlet would protect the circuit in either case?
Thanks for any advice.
Joe