Garbage Disposal

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calvinbiss

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So my wife asked me to look "closely" at the splash guard on the garbage disposal this weekend. Sure enough, it was growing something...

I pulled the disposal, took off the old splash guard, cleaned inside thoroughly with bleach and comet and replaced the guard. It was freaking disgusting black and brown mold city. What I don't understand is why this happened so suddenly...

My real question is: looking into the disposal, the plate the rotates is totally rusted, as are the stationary teeth on the circumference. Is this normal? Does this mean its time for a new one? Obviously the sink drain is a wet location, why would the disposal be constructed of something that could rust?

It's an Insinkerator Badger 7.
 

bignateyk

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As long as it grinds food up and doesn't leak it's fine.

I just replaced my dad's for him this weekend. It started leaking and shorted out after about 11 years.
 
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