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Post by mcgee on Mar 14, 2017 11:23:26 GMT -5
I was just reading where I shouldn't put lettuce or eggshells down a garbage disposal. Now I never put potato peels or celery down my disposal but I always put lettuce and eggshells down there and last night I put onion skins in there too  . What do you put or don't put down your disposal? Have you ever put anything that caused it to breakdown? FIBROUS FOODS – Celery, asparagus, artichokes, chard, kale, lettuce, potato peelings, and onion skins should all be kept out of your garbage disposal unit. These items can easily entangle the blades causing it to jam. EGGSHELLS – The membrane on the inside of an eggshell can wrap around your garbage disposal unit’s blades, so do not put eggshells into the appliance. Like fruit pits, seeds, and apple cores, they are better added to the compost pile. From: www.homestructions.com/appliances/with-your-garbage-disposal-watch-what-goes-down-the-drain/ |
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Post by wallycat on Mar 14, 2017 12:58:17 GMT -5
I have a small compost pail and I try to dump everything in there. Sure, a few scraps accidentally go in there, but we are on septic so I try to be kind to it.
Horror story: I was making a huge batch of grated ginger in my cuisinart (lived in WI and regular city sewer)...never occurred to me not to toss stuff down the disposal. Um....holiday weekend and the rotorouter guy had to come out....back up in the basement which I thankfully caught before it actually left the pipes--just heard gurgling and the kitchen sink was backed up. Gee...I wonder why. OY!
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Post by cafelatte on Mar 14, 2017 14:05:52 GMT -5
I don't put too much down the disposal. Many years ago, a plumber told us to continue to run the water after turning it off so that if helps things go down the drain. I always do that still. Last house we had the same disposal for 12 years and only replaced it with a new one when we were selling.
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Post by emptynestmom on Mar 15, 2017 13:01:18 GMT -5
I periodically get it stopped up...sometimes potato peels, or lettuce or maybe celery or something else...and I pull out my trusty plunger and usually get it cleared...until 2 weeks ago! I did get it unplugged and went to put away my handy plunger and oh oh!!!! water was leaking under the sink and I couldn't tell from where. Since it was Sunday I put a pan under it and made a conscious effort to not use that side of the sink...next morning I called a plumber and the bad news was a combined plumber/new disposal cost of a small fortune...but it does work really smoothly now. I did figure out the old one was about 9 years old so I guess I was due a new one...I really didn't have much choice - I couldn't begin to change it out myself! I am trying to be more careful but the day will come and my trusty plunger will have to be put back into action. |
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Post by cafelatte on Mar 15, 2017 13:25:19 GMT -5
I periodically get it stopped up...sometimes potato peels, or lettuce or maybe celery or something else...and I pull out my trusty plunger and usually get it cleared...until 2 weeks ago! I did get it unplugged and went to put away my handy plunger and oh oh!!!! water was leaking under the sink and I couldn't tell from where. Since it was Sunday I put a pan under it and made a conscious effort to not use that side of the sink...next morning I called a plumber and the bad news was a combined plumber/new disposal cost of a small fortune...but it does work really smoothly now. I did figure out the old one was about 9 years old so I guess I was due a new one...I really didn't have much choice - I couldn't begin to change it out myself! I am trying to be more careful but the day will come and my trusty plunger will have to be put back into action. Plumbers are not cheap for anything. DH replaced the one in our last house. It's easier if it's the same brand, but still a pain. Be careful now.  |
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Post by karenw on Mar 15, 2017 18:05:31 GMT -5
I use mine VERY carefully as I am on a private septic and a disposal is not even allowed in our town. When we built our house, I had our builder wire everything for the disposal and then he installed it after our C.O. So what goes down....whatever is safe that accidentally goes down and not much else intentional. I guess it came down to having grown up with a disposal all of my life and not wanting to use my hand to scoop waste out of the sink should it get put there while cleaning plates, cooking etc... I probably don't need it but I do like having it. We also compost a lot for our garden so that is another reason why the disposal is not heavily utilized.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 7:08:39 GMT -5
Between clogging the sink and the toilet, over the years, i should have frequent flyer miles. Lol. I'll bet that plumbers' busiest day, is the day after Thanksgiving.  Seriously though, the plumbing is pretty old here, so I try to pay more attention. I've replaced the disposal once in about 20 years. It was probably pretty old to begin with. Just don't throw long-stemmed Roses down there. Haha |
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. What do you put or don't put down your disposal? Have you ever put anything that caused it to breakdown? 
Seriously though, the plumbing is pretty old here, so I try to pay more attention. I've replaced the disposal once in about 20 years. It was probably pretty old to begin with. Just don't throw long-stemmed Roses down there. Haha