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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
My current dishwasher is hard wired and I bought a new Bosch unit. With the new Bosch one you have to buy a special junction box that feeds a power cord which goes into the dishwasher. Bosch says to just leave the junction box on the floor unit the dishwasher but I was thinking about passing the electrical wire through the cabinet side and mounting the junction box inside the sink cabinet.
Would this be a significant no-no? I know that water and electricity are not friends but regardless of whether the junction box is under the dishwasher or inside the sink cabinet there is always the risk of a leak and short.
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My Bosch junction box is under the sink. From a practical perspective, could make pulling out the dishwasher harder, but I figure if I'm going that that step, disconnecting a junction box is the least of my worries.