Garbage Disposal

[fopflugel]

Nope no collectibles in the disposal, yet.

But maybe a strange question but here it goes. Next month we're going on holiday to California. In my new house i want a garbage disposal. In Belgium we're not allowed to have them ,
So it's very hard to find them here. If you can find one here, they'll cost +$1500.

So where can i buy a garbage disposal unit in or arround California?

So this thing:

 

[Bodie The Cursed]

Re: Grabage Disposal

why cant you have a disposal there?.. weird...

 

[fopflugel]

Re: Grabage Disposal

why cant you have a disposal there?.. weird...

Garbage costs money here. Per pound we pay $1 + each year $70 for having the garbage can. With a garbage disposal unit it cost's only the water. And they also say its bad for the sewers .

 

[RoboDad]

You can buy a garbage disposal unit at any home improvement store in the US. The two largest home improvement retailers are Home Depot and Lowes. Either one will have a variety of models to choose from, and the prices at both stores will be similar.

Probably the best brand to buy is InSinkErator (such as the one you pictured).

 

[fopflugel]

Thank you for the reply

 

[Shropt]

Re: Grabage Disposal

Garbage costs money here. Per pound we pay $1 + each year $70 for having the garbage can. With a garbage disposal unit it cost's only the water. And they also say its bad for the sewers .

Yes, these are horrible for any sewer system. I believe they'll be outlawed in the US soon.

 

[RoboDad]

A properly designed and maintained sewage treatment system has no trouble handling garbage disposal waste matter. It is true that without proper treatment, there can be a negative environmental impact, but even the city of New York lifted its ban on disposals after it found that, with proper treatment, it is a far better alternative than sending all of that waste to the landfill.

 

[sprig0701]

Home depot or Lowes. Will cost around $200-300 usd.

 

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[wofford29]

What in the heck are you guys putting in your disposals? Only a little bit of whatever food is leftover on my plate goes in mine and gets pulverized before getting washed away. I don't see how that could be more harmful to the sewage system than the terds I'm deucin' everyday.

 

[RoboDad]

The only problem I know of (which is why I said it "can be" a negative impact) is when processed foods loaded with chemicals and preservatives get disposed. Natural foods (fruits, veggies, and most meats) shouldn't pose any problem at all, as I understand it.

 

[Darth Cruel]

fopflugal...have you made your trip to California yet?

Here is the reason that I ask...


I was driving down the road today when I saw a box laying in the middle of the road. It was roughly the size of a Sideshow action figure box so I got curious. I stopped and picked it up and guess what it was...


Yep. Brand new, still in the box, factory sealed. 1/3 hp Maintenance Warehouse brand (which is a Home Depot brand so it should be a good disposal). If you want it, I will send it to you for the cost of shipping only. Let me know.

 

[Mesa]

For some reason, my disposal has started to lock up and not spin when turned on and I have to use a hex wrench beneath the unit to give it a good half or full turn, then it works fine.

It usually does this if it's been left off for a long period of time.

I wonder if it's about to go out soon.

 

[Darth Cruel]

For some reason, my disposal has started to lock up and not spin when turned on and I have to use a hex wrench beneath the unit to give it a good half or full turn, then it works fine.

It usually does this if it's been left off for a long period of time.

I wonder if it's about to go out soon.

If fopflugal does not want this one...you can have it.

 

[ProgMatinee]

one tip i have for disposals. never put a roast of corned beef down it. its a nasty mess to pull out from the pipeworks.

 

[Deckard]

I just put a garbage disposal in my bathtub so I can prepare food while I bath.

 

[robbiethepainter]

For some reason, my disposal has started to lock up and not spin when turned on and I have to use a hex wrench beneath the unit to give it a good half or full turn, then it works fine.

It usually does this if it's been left off for a long period of time.

I wonder if it's about to go out soon.

Sounds like your motor is going out. Its got a dead spot and when you turn it, it gets past the dead spot.

 

[Mesa]

If fopflugal does not want this one...you can have it.

Seriously? I'd take you up on that if he doesn't want it.


We were talking about garbage disposals at lunch, and a buddy of mine thinks that the manufacturer purposely builds these to break after a certain amount of time. His started leaking, so he looked under the sink, and the leak was coming from a perforated hole pattern that went around the perimeter of the unit. like there was no reason to have a hold pattern there except to make the walls a thinner metal that would eventually rust out, forcing the customer to buy a new unit. He was able to put silicon over the hole to stop the leak, but I just thought that was an interesting hypothesis if the manufacturer did indeed knowingly build and sell units that had planned failure spots that would give out over time.

I don't put anything down mine except for food scraps. I remember being a kid and dumping all sorts of crap in the garbage disposal when I had to clean. It was easier than taking out the trash.

 

[Darth Cruel]

Seriously? I'd take you up on that if he doesn't want it.


We were talking about garbage disposals at lunch, and a buddy of mine thinks that the manufacturer purposely builds these to break after a certain amount of time. His started leaking, so he looked under the sink, and the leak was coming from a perforated hole pattern that went around the perimeter of the unit. like there was no reason to have a hold pattern there except to make the walls a thinner metal that would eventually rust out, forcing the customer to buy a new unit. He was able to put silicon over the hole to stop the leak, but I just thought that was an interesting hypothesis if the manufacturer did indeed knowingly build and sell units that had planned failure spots that would give out over time.

I don't put anything down mine except for food scraps. I remember being a kid and dumping all sorts of crap in the garbage disposal when I had to clean. It was easier than taking out the trash.

I got no issue with it at all. If fop doesn't get back to me in a day or two it is yours.

 

[ProgMatinee]

Seriously? I'd take you up on that if he doesn't want it.


We were talking about garbage disposals at lunch, and a buddy of mine thinks that the manufacturer purposely builds these to break after a certain amount of time. His started leaking, so he looked under the sink, and the leak was coming from a perforated hole pattern that went around the perimeter of the unit. like there was no reason to have a hold pattern there except to make the walls a thinner metal that would eventually rust out, forcing the customer to buy a new unit. He was able to put silicon over the hole to stop the leak, but I just thought that was an interesting hypothesis if the manufacturer did indeed knowingly build and sell units that had planned failure spots that would give out over time.

I don't put anything down mine except for food scraps. I remember being a kid and dumping all sorts of crap in the garbage disposal when I had to clean. It was easier than taking out the trash.

I'm by no means an engineer, but I think the perforated holes have something to do with air flow to prevent 1) a vacuum or 2) from overheating.