Finally got a top notch garbage disposal

[spidey07]

I've always wanted a high quality garbage disposal. The big fat huge ones with 3 grinding stages. Old one bit the dust so I got the top of the line Insinkerator.

http://www.amazon.com/InSinkErator-E...s=insinkerator

Grind corncobs, chicken bones, and other food waste with ease using the Evolution Excel household food waste disposer from InSinkErator. This disposer features a powerful 1 horsepower motor along with a three-stage grind system to liquefy foods. A Jam Sensor circuit detects jams and increases the torque by 500 percent to break through them. Patented sound-reducing technology makes the machine 60 percent quieter than standard disposers. This product is covered by InSinkErator's seven-year in-home service warranty.

We use our disposal alot. Essentially any food waste goes in there. Leftovers from the fridge to toss, anything - it goes in the disposal. Well this thing chews it up without any strain and begs for more. Bones, whatever. It goes in the disposal. Interesting the manual was very specific about using COLD water only when grinding, I wonder why.

I do have to question why a garbage disposal would be stainless steel. Oh well, it works.

Video of carnage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jt-M8mQ1HFs

 

[techs]

I SO want to stick my crappy Comcrap DVR in there.

 

[Dirigible]

I've always wanted a high quality garbage disposal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jt-M8mQ1HFs

You are officially an odd duck.

 

[Mixolydian]

I never understood the appeal of the garbage disposal. Why flush food down the drain instead of just throwing it in the trash? :hmm:

 

[spidey07]

I never understood the appeal of the garbage disposal. Why flush food down the drain instead of just throwing it in the trash? :hmm:

No stinky trash or bugs and very convenient when cleaning up. Just cleaner overall.

 

[MustISO]

I replaced the one that came with our house when it died, got an insinkerator mid/higher level. Was great the first few years but then it got louder. Now it sounds like another other disposal but it still munches away on whatever we toss in there.

 

[Crono]

I never understood the appeal of the garbage disposal. Why flush food down the drain instead of just throwing it in the trash? :hmm:

Yeah, I don't get it either. Plus it's a machine practically guaranteed to need service or repair at some point.

 

[spidey07]

I replaced the one that came with our house when it died, got an insinkerator mid/higher level. Was great the first few years but then it got louder. Now it sounds like another other disposal but it still munches away on whatever we toss in there.

The 7 year in home warranty is nice if I ever need it.

Not trying to be a salesmen, but I've honestly always wanted a high quality disposal. We use it a ton. It's one of those little things I've always wanted and only presented itself when the old one bit the dirt.

Installing was a BITCH. The original wasn't installed properly or sealed and constantly leaked so much we put a tub under the disposer. You could easily lift the disposer up and notice there was no seal whatsoever on the sink.

This 10 year old leak meant the neck and mount were rusted and fused together. So I killed two birds with one stone - fixed the seal and replaced the disposer. Plumbers putty rocks.

Thanks to this house I'm getting quite handy at plumbing.

 

[SlickSnake]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/08/06/blob-of-fat-uk-sewer.html

Yea, just chuck it all down the drain, really, who cares? Because you won't have to clean it all out when it clogs up, am I right?

 

[Brainonska511]

I never understood the appeal of the garbage disposal. Why flush food down the drain instead of just throwing it in the trash? :hmm:

This.

 

[SlickSnake]

And I should add, I have a top of the line Kenmore unit I bought new, still sitting in the box that I got on clearance one year and I have had it for the last 3 houses I have had and I never felt the need to install it yet.

 

[who?]

Anything that sinks will fall out in the clarifier at the sewage treatment plant and get sent to the landfill. Anything that floats will get caught in the sand filter at the sewage treatment plant and get sent to the landfill. i think the septic tank pumpers dump their trucks at the sewage treatment plant.

 

[DrPizza]

I don't have a 3 stage garbage disposal; but rather, I have a 4 mode garbage disposal:
chicken remains, chicken bones, pork bones, etc. : cats
meat, cooked veggies, beef bones, etc. : dogs
lettuce scraps, etc. : chickens
large scale uncooked produce that we only eat a fraction of (watermelons, large squashes, etc.) : goats

 

[spidey07]

I don't have a 3 stage garbage disposal; but rather, I have a 4 mode garbage disposal:
chicken remains, chicken bones, pork bones, etc. : cats
meat, cooked veggies, beef bones, etc. : dogs
lettuce scraps, etc. : chickens
large scale uncooked produce that we only eat a fraction of (watermelons, large squashes, etc.) : goats

Yes, so your waste can go to your land and feed it. Mine cannot.

 

[RFE]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/08/06/blob-of-fat-uk-sewer.html

Yea, just chuck it all down the drain, really, who cares? Because you won't have to clean it all out when it clogs up, am I right?

You clean out the main sewer pipe as pictured in the article? You might also not realize, but just because somebody is using a garbage disposal doesn't mean that they pour bacon and hamburger grease down the drain.

And if you are talking about food build up within your home/property pipes, then that will also depend on the plumbing layout. Having the kitchen sink line tie into a main drain (3" or >) with a toilet upstream greatly reduces any buildup.

 

[SlickSnake]

Yes, so your waste can go to your land and feed it. Mine cannot.

So you are feeding your drinking water instead...

 

[The Boston Dangler]

cold water is needed to cool the disposal when in use

 

[spidey07]

So you are feeding your drinking water instead...

I'm fine with that. Louisville won best drinking water in the US for like the 10th time in a row. Waste not want not.

 

[Cuda1447]

The 7 year in home warranty is nice if I ever need it.

Not trying to be a salesmen, but I've honestly always wanted a high quality disposal. We use it a ton. It's one of those little things I've always wanted and only presented itself when the old one bit the dirt.

Installing was a BITCH. The original wasn't installed properly or sealed and constantly leaked so much we put a tub under the disposer. You could easily lift the disposer up and notice there was no seal whatsoever on the sink.

This 10 year old leak meant the neck and mount were rusted and fused together. So I killed two birds with one stone - fixed the seal and replaced the disposer. Plumbers putty rocks.

Thanks to this house I'm getting quite handy at plumbing.

I hear you man. Just from the problems I've had under my kitchen sink I've gone from knowing nothing about plumbing to being moderately adequate and confident to tackle and challenge I see. Replacing my garbage disposal was a bit of a pain in the ass as well.

 

[DrPizza]

I'm fine with that. Louisville won best drinking water in the US for like the 10th time in a row. Waste not want not.

Interesting, since they just competed for the second time in the last 5 years.
http://www.louisvilleky.gov/LWC/New...f+Best+Tasting+Tap+Water+in+North+America.htm

Oh, they didn't win. Oklahoma City won. Louisville has only won once.

 

[spidey07]

Interesting, since they just competed for the second time in the last 5 years.
http://www.louisvilleky.gov/LWC/New...f+Best+Tasting+Tap+Water+in+North+America.htm

Oh, they didn't win. Oklahoma City won. Louisville has only won once.

I call shenigans.

But I shit you not. I can't stand water out of the tap when I travel. It's nasty tasting.

 

[gorcorps]

I've always wanted a high quality garbage disposal. The big fat huge ones with 3 grinding stages. Old one bit the dust so I got the top of the line Insinkerator.

http://www.amazon.com/InSinkErator-E...s=insinkerator



We use our disposal alot. Essentially any food waste goes in there. Leftovers from the fridge to toss, anything - it goes in the disposal. Well this thing chews it up without any strain and begs for more. Bones, whatever. It goes in the disposal. Interesting the manual was very specific about using COLD water only when grinding, I wonder why.

I do have to question why a garbage disposal would be stainless steel. Oh well, it works.

Video of carnage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jt-M8mQ1HFs

Why would you question that it's made from stainless? It's the best choice for air and water corrosion resistance and good cold rolled stainless is very strong.

What the hell do you think it'd be made of?

 

[etrigan420]

I never understood the appeal of the garbage disposal. Why flush food down the drain instead of just throwing it in the trash? :hmm:

Let's put this into perspective...You collect *street lights* dude.

We use our disposal all the time. We try to keep wet waste out of the garbage can.

I can see something like this in our future, as my wife has no earthly concept what "You can't put that in the disposal" means.

 

[IronWing]

Why would you question that it's made from stainless? It's the best choice for air and water corrosion resistance and good cold rolled stainless is very strong.

What the hell do you think it'd be made of?

For the Insinkerator, the stainless is purely cosmetic. It is basically a thin shell over the non-stainless unit. We bought the non-stainless version; same motor, same mechanism. Only problem we have is that the unit is a bit too tall so that the drain outlet sits almost level with the drain pipe in the wall so it is slow draining.

 

[RossMAN]

How is this different from the Waste King 9980?

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