Dishwasher Wired to Switch.....Have You Ever Seen This?

Its for code.  Some areas require a serive switch installed

wow i have one in my house, im trying to hook my new dishwasher up to it but i keep blowing the circuit, Can anybody tell me the right way to hook it up.

With all the recalls on new dishwashers, because they can catch on fire, its a great idea to have a switch and turn it off when you're not using the dishwasher.  Sounds like someone was thinking ahead :-)

Here's a good reason: I am instaling a switch for the dishwasher in my mom's house. Why? It's a KitchenAid with soft touch controls on the front (not the top). Every time my mom reaches up for stuff in the cabinet above, she bumps into the switches on the dishwasher and turns it on. There IS a lockout switch on the dishwasher - but that's difficult to engage and clear.

Maybe the people who have the dishwasher wired this way have similar issues : - )

I know this is an old thread but I think it's an important one. Several days ago 11/15/2015 while at home my wife started the dishwasher a Kenmore Elite series purchased in 2005. As we walked away we both heard a strange sound (sizzling) as I turned toward the dishwasher, that just started it's cycle I saw what I thought was steam but in fact smoke followed by spark than fire coming out of the circuit. I was close so I opened the dishwasher to stop the cycle but it kept running and the water shooting out. Water + Electric = bad situation. I immediately shut off water under sink than ran to electric box to turn off breaker (great idea to have them labeled) As I though about the situation, a "kill switch" above the dishwasher would have been very handy. This is why when installing new dishwasher I am putting one in. As A side note I will NEVER purchase another Sears/Kenmore product ever again, not because this "accident" happened and would have burnt my house down if we just started and left the house, but because of the response from Sears "customer support" to my inquiries. There only response was that it is no longer in warranty so the only thing they can do is send over a service person at x.xx per hour to take a look. I told them I was not interested in warranty, just interested that this does not happen to someone else, but they didn't seem to care. After some looking around on the internet now I know why. you can check for yourself http://kitchenaidfire.com

I like it wired this way so when my toddler turns the dial for fun she doesn't turn on the dishwasher because we keep the switch off until we run it at night.

This is an old thread, but I've seen this all over the place. The dishwasher is an "energy vampire" like a TV. It's on a switch to reduce electricity usage/bills because unplugging it is not practical (unlike a TV).

Bought a manufactured home in Franklin County VA. 2nd trip down dishwasher was "broke" (Old model with mechanical control system) Started taking it apart, but no apparent failures. Checked under the counter for wiring problems (vermin attack?) -- Found the wall switch above the dishwasher and it worked. Was going to change it to hardwired, BUT - after this thread, I will stock a 20 amp switch and get a dymo label maker to make sure the next guy doesn't gut the house looking for the problem. Grandma used to "break" her tv evert week, She unplugged the TV to Vacuum and forgot to plug back in!