Disposals - Page 3 - Plumbing Zone

Plasticman · 11-07-2009, 11:02 AM

The worst thing to have stopped up in a disposal is shrimp heads and peels. Horrible, horrible.

user2091 · 11-07-2009, 12:09 PM

how about human fingers? I've had to peel a few of those out too!!!

**SlickRick** · 11-07-2009, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigdaddyplumber

how about human fingers? I've had to peel a few of those out too!!!

Yours?

JK949 · 11-07-2009, 12:46 PM

My parents have a food service business at a county-run building here. They were told they were no longer allowed to have garbage disposals in their operation.

stillaround · 11-07-2009, 01:27 PM

If more scraps go into the garbage wont that cause landfill issues eventually?

pauliplumber · 11-07-2009, 04:00 PM

Most food is biodegradable. Plus the seagulls gotta eat.....

Phat Cat · 11-07-2009, 04:56 PM

Here you go Smells!

For the general public - Please forgive those above mentioned plumbers, for they know not of what they speak regarding garbage disposals!

First off a little common sense goes a long way. If you have a very good garbage disposal (Evolution Pro Essential is one) and run the water to push the food debris all the way to the main, you should not have any trouble. We have not had one clog where we have installed these disposals. If you must dispose of bacon grease via the sink, run very hot water. Better yet, pour it in a can and dispose of it in the trash.

What's next plumbers? No more mice? Do you really want them thrown in the trash too? What about condoms?

As for food breaking down in the landfill, every time we have a roast chicken, the carcass is double bagged in the plastic grocery store bags so the kitchen garbage does not smell. Then our tall kitchen bags are tied and two are placed in the contractor heavy duty plastic bags before being thrown in the dumpster. It will take a long time for that carcass to decompose.

If I could only find a way to stuff it down my kitchen sink drain

! Maybe garbage disposal should come with a tool for stuffing more food stuff.

Would love to see my husbands face

when I try to explain how environmentally friendly it was just before it clogged!

TheMaster · 11-07-2009, 05:02 PM

Tampons should not be flushed.

Pipedoc · 11-07-2009, 05:08 PM

Flush all you want, I'll rod more.

I love clients who abuse their disposals. More money for me.

Phat Cat · 11-07-2009, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMaster

Tampons should not be flushed.

Maybe in some areas - but I have been flushing my entire life and I have NEVER had to have a line cleared.

More than tampons, a lot of the clogs we get are related to paper towels and baby wipes being flushed.

11-07-2009, 01:27 PM	#25
stillaround Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 3,213 My Photos	If more scraps go into the garbage wont that cause landfill issues eventually? __________________ Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Ronald Reagan

11-07-2009, 04:56 PM	#27
Phat Cat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5,106 My Photos	Here you go Smells! For the general public - Please forgive those above mentioned plumbers, for they know not of what they speak regarding garbage disposals! First off a little common sense goes a long way. If you have a very good garbage disposal (Evolution Pro Essential is one) and run the water to push the food debris all the way to the main, you should not have any trouble. We have not had one clog where we have installed these disposals. If you must dispose of bacon grease via the sink, run very hot water. Better yet, pour it in a can and dispose of it in the trash. What's next plumbers? No more mice? Do you really want them thrown in the trash too? What about condoms? As for food breaking down in the landfill, every time we have a roast chicken, the carcass is double bagged in the plastic grocery store bags so the kitchen garbage does not smell. Then our tall kitchen bags are tied and two are placed in the contractor heavy duty plastic bags before being thrown in the dumpster. It will take a long time for that carcass to decompose. If I could only find a way to stuff it down my kitchen sink drain ! Maybe garbage disposal should come with a tool for stuffing more food stuff. Would love to see my husbands face when I try to explain how environmentally friendly it was just before it clogged! __________________ All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. – Edmund Burke

11-07-2009, 05:08 PM	#29
Pipedoc Trust me. I'm a doctor. Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 929 My Photos	Flush all you want, I'll rod more. I love clients who abuse their disposals. More money for me. __________________ My proposal for a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution. "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators or Representatives, and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States."

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Plasticman new nickname:Quaker State Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 1,204 My Photos	The worst thing to have stopped up in a disposal is shrimp heads and peels. Horrible, horrible.

11-07-2009, 12:09 PM	#22
user2091 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 385 My Photos	how about human fingers? I've had to peel a few of those out too!!!

11-07-2009, 12:46 PM	#24
JK949 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South O.C., CA Posts: 676 My Photos	My parents have a food service business at a county-run building here. They were told they were no longer allowed to have garbage disposals in their operation.

11-07-2009, 04:00 PM	#26
pauliplumber Senior Moment Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: dinner with your wife Posts: 1,885 My Photos	Most food is biodegradable. Plus the seagulls gotta eat.....

11-07-2009, 05:02 PM	#28
TheMaster Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6,437 My Photos	Tampons should not be flushed.