Originally Posted by
Jerome W. Young
What is a technical way to describe the problem with cutting an extension cord and using it ...
Originally Posted by
James Duffin
NEC 422.16 (b) (2) says this.....
(2) Built-in Dishwashers and Trash Compactors. Built-in
dishwashers and trash compactors shall be permitted to be
cord-and-plug connected with a flexible cord identified as
suitable for the purpose ...
Originally Posted by
John Steinke
There is nothing, in either code, nor any standard or trade practice that I've encountered, that would in any way infer that it was, in any way, wrong to use a round orange cord, rather than the flat grey one you usually see attached to a dryer.
Nor is there any requirement that the plug be a molded-on angle plug, rather than a big fat round one.
James gave the closest answer to being correct.
John's answer was mostly incorrect.
The key to the above is Jerome's statement: " ... cutting an extension cord and using it ... ".
Once you cut the plug off a cord and plug set, that cord and plug set is no longer UL listed or labeled, also, it is now being used outside it's UL listing and labeling (the listing and labeling it had), finally ...
From the 2008 NEC. (bold and underlining are mine)
- 110.3 Examination, Identification, Installation, and Use of Equipment.
- - (B) Installation and Use. Listed or labeled equipment
shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.
NO cord and plug set, nor even a cord set designed without a plug to be connected to an appliance (like a dishwasher) is allowed to be used in place of a permanent wiring method.