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Old 11-06-2009, 08:30 PM   #11
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I think rice is the food I see most often. People don't realize that even after it's cooked, it will still expand if it's sitting in water.
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Old 11-07-2009, 12:21 AM   #12
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I think we could go on forever about the things people stuff in the disposal. I think they are a waste of the person's money but hey, They add to my wallet.
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Old 11-07-2009, 12:26 AM   #13
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I think rice is the food I see most often. People don't realize that even after it's cooked, it will still expand if it's sitting in water.
I'll never forget a job I did at a country club where the kitchen staff threw a 5 gallon pail of rice in the disposer....

About 25' of pipe packed solid with cooked rice...

I won't complain about them...
I like the money they have made me over the years...

I get paid to put them in...
I get paid to unjam them...
I get paid to unclog them...
I get paid to replace them...
I get paid to take them out...

The important thing is that I get paid...

I don't have one at my house...
My wife uses at trash can...
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That baffel in the tee does not help very much. I pulled a whole fish head out the horizontal discharge once. it made it alway to the tee, and stopped when it hit that baffle.
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Old 11-07-2009, 01:25 AM   #15
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If disposals are bad for the plumbing/sewage system,


Then poop has got to be the worst since hardened fecal matter isn't grinded into small mouthfuls and easily chewed up like a disposer does.


I truly think 2" should be the recommended drain size for any kitchen sink with a disposer, but that'll never hold weight in any code.


The #1 reason for disposals is to keep food from souring in the garbage between takeouts and for those who cut up tons of fruits/vegetables/meats during cooking.

These items draw animals to garbage much quicker than ordinary waste.

When I unclog a disposal or come out to remove a cheese ball because they didn't think that it do harm... I say "sank yu" and grin from ear to ear.
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I'll never forget a job I did at a country club where the kitchen staff threw a 5 gallon pail of rice in the disposer....

About 25' of pipe packed solid with cooked rice...

I won't complain about them...
I like the money they have made me over the years...

I get paid to put them in...
I get paid to unjam them...
I get paid to unclog them...
I get paid to replace them...
I get paid to take them out...

The important thing is that I get paid...

I don't have one at my house...
My wife uses at trash can...

Well said
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If people used them properly the wouldn't be a problem. Some people forget that the are called Food waste disposals not Garbage disposals.
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Old 11-07-2009, 09:50 AM   #18
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Most food has grease in it. The more grease that goes down the drain the worse it is for your plumbing and the citys sewage treatment plant. Case closed...good for business but bad for plumbing systems.
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You guys are KILLIN' me! This IS a PUBLIC forum!

I vote that the entire thread be deleted.
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