I am trying to install a gfi to a garbage disposal that was previously hard wired I cut the wire off @ the disposal have 1 hot 1 neutral and a ground they are live when I hit the switch up top leading to the disposal but when I hook up the gfi correctly hot brass sid (black wire) white wire silver side and ground wire to the ground screw my gfi will not function I can't reset because both buttons are depressed

If both buttons are depressed, you have a bad GF. Don't think Garbage disposals need to be ground faulted

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Originally Posted by jimmyclelland

I am trying to install a gfi to a garbage disposal that was previously hard wired I cut the wire off @ the disposal have 1 hot 1 neutral and a ground they are live when I hit the switch up top leading to the disposal but when I hook up the gfi correctly hot brass sid (black wire) white wire silver side and ground wire to the ground screw my gfi will not function I can't reset because both buttons are depressed

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If the GFI does not have power it will not trip or reset. Both buttons in means it is reset and should work. Try turning it on and tripping the GFI.

I agree with 0641, why are you GFI'ing it in the first place?