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Post by LisaDV on Nov 3, 2018 13:25:55 GMT
If kids are breaking the garbage disposal because of what they are throwing in it, what makes you think that the drain won't keep getting clogged up then because they are rising stuff down it? Or the wrong stuff. This is our first house with a disposal and we've never had problems with clogged pipes in any other place that we've lived. I have used those little mesh strainers and none of the kids has ever had a problem with them. Just no one thinks to check that there isn't something caught in the disposal before turning it on. You use the mesh strainer with the disposal? Or you used the mesh strainer when you didn't? Asking as we don't have one here, but I've always had one in my previous houses. I miss it. I've only every had to replace one due to something escaping down the disposal that shouldn't have. I compost most vegetable matter, but those small pieces are a pain and well, as you say children and my husband aren't careful about what they put in the sink. Now that the kids are older and do cook, I'm afraid I might have the same problem.
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Post by katelynr439 on Nov 3, 2018 13:46:02 GMT
I wouldn't be without one.
It does sound like there needs to be some education/attention from the kids about what can go down there, but aside from that, if you've broken two, are you buying base level models? A disposal is something where it is absolutely worth the money to buy an upgraded model. You may end up saving money versus breaking the cheaper versions, they are so much quieter and stronger.
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Post by katlady on Nov 3, 2018 14:22:11 GMT
Yes, I can remember always having one, even as a kid. I don’t use my mine much, I scrape most food scraps into a trash bag, but it is handy. And when not in use, I keep a mesh strainer over the opening. I remember the sound of utensils being caught in one when I was a kid. Lol!
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Post by paigepea on Nov 3, 2018 14:28:35 GMT
I can’t live without mine. I’ve wanted dh to hoard them in our storage because there is a rumour that they’ll be banned in the future. Apparently they’re very bad for the environment.
Our city rules state that food scrapes / all organic waste must be stored in a compost bin and then put out in a green garage bin for food / garden trimmings - anything organic in an effort to reduce land fill items in our city. Apparently this is the way of the future. It’s been like this for maybe 5 years now. Without my garbage disposal I’d be keeping all of my food scraps not tied up in the garbage bin but in a compost box on my counter or moved to the larger compost in the garage. Egg shells, food scraps, peels (even potato and I haven’t had a problem) Apple cores, watermelon rind, etc I like everything in the disposal. I don’t put onion skin, green onion, celery or asparagus (nothing stringy) and mine is a workhorse. We can get a ticket if caught with food scraps in our landfill garbage bin.
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Post by tanya2 on Nov 3, 2018 14:37:26 GMT
never had one & never wanted one
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Post by jeremysgirl on Nov 3, 2018 15:19:35 GMT
LisaDV we used a mesh strainer all the years we didn't have a disposal.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Nov 3, 2018 15:31:01 GMT
Thank you guys for all your opinions. I am still trying to make a decision. DH is irritated with me as he wanted to fix this problem this week. I'll let you all know what I've decided.
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Post by 950nancy on Nov 3, 2018 15:36:24 GMT
We have one and it survive our kids. They are the ones who cleaned the kitchen. It has clogged and my husband knows how to take it apart and fix it. He's also replaced it once or twice in thirty years. I personally would hate to go without one. Me don't put a lot down it that isn't small. I would really miss it. My MIL didn't have one and that is one thing I remember grossed me out about cleaning up in her kitchen.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 16:29:42 GMT
Thank you guys for all your opinions. I am still trying to make a decision. DH is irritated with me as he wanted to fix this problem this week. I'll let you all know what I've decided.
I would just buy a new one since you already have the layout/space under your sink for it. You can still use a strainer and treat it as though you didn't have one, but having the added bonus of being able to use it should someone pour a thicker sauce down the sink is nice. Also, do you have a dishwasher? Wondering if that makes a difference because food/wastewater would otherwise go directly into the pipes?
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Post by anniefb on Nov 3, 2018 16:32:24 GMT
I've got one but never use it anymore. Stuff either goes in the rubbish/trash or on the compost heap if it's suitable for that (peelings etc). Disposals use a lot of water and I just don't see the need for one. I wouldn't bother installing one if I redid the kitchen.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Nov 3, 2018 16:32:48 GMT
Thank you guys for all your opinions. I am still trying to make a decision. DH is irritated with me as he wanted to fix this problem this week. I'll let you all know what I've decided.
I would just buy a new one since you already have the layout/space under your sink for it. You can still use a strainer and treat it as though you didn't have one, but having the added bonus of being able to use it should someone pour a thicker sauce down the sink is nice. Also, do you have a dishwasher? Wondering if that makes a difference because food/wastewater would otherwise go directly into the pipes?
I do have a dishwasher. And this is the first house I've owned that has had one. I love the convenience of a dishwasher but I my first world problem is that I hate how long it takes to actually go through the cycle. I still do a lot of washing by hand. I might be just old school as I've lived in older homes without modern conveniences so long I don't appreciate them...lol...
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Post by eastcoastpea on Nov 3, 2018 19:04:38 GMT
I've only ever had one in 1 college apartment. never before, never since. don't really miss it, tho it was "fun" to see what it could eat. Thread hijack here. I see you changed your hair. How do you like it compared to the blue? Do you get more or less comments on it with the color change. BTW I think you're cute with either color.
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Post by Jili on Nov 3, 2018 19:08:19 GMT
We didn't have one in this house for years because there wasn't one when we bought it. I adapted, but I didn't like it. I hate picking things out of the sink. When we redid our kitchen, we were able to make space for it and upgrade our electric accordingly. I love having it and don't want to be without it. There have been a couple of times where it's clogged, but that was my fault due to what I put in it. I'm much more careful now and otherwise have had no problems.
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Post by blue tulip on Nov 5, 2018 12:48:02 GMT
I've only ever had one in 1 college apartment. never before, never since. don't really miss it, tho it was "fun" to see what it could eat. Thread hijack here. I see you changed your hair. How do you like it compared to the blue? Do you get more or less comments on it with the color change. BTW I think you're cute with either color. sorry been gone a couple days!
the blue was actually 1.5 yrs ago, I've been thru quite a few colors since. but it was the last "full-head" color I did.. my hair has started thinning from thyroid issues enough that I felt the scalp was too visible. so I let it go back to blonde to help camouflage my scalp and have been dying the bottom 2/3 since. i like it because it's much more forgiving as my roots grow out, and easier to touch them up.
I have been stuck in a pink to purple ombre for about 8 mos and am ready to go back to blue! I like both, but pink/purple fades more kindly than blue, which tends to go greenish and look blah. in my pic, it's about 2 mos from the last touch-up, so much less vibrant than when fresh. blue/greens get more comments than pink/purple, I think because it's less common. both get a lot tho, even now when colored hair isn't that rare anymore.
thank you for the compliment!
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Post by peasapie on Nov 5, 2018 13:24:24 GMT
I never had one until four years ago in my current house and to be honest, I love it. When I clean out the refrigerator, it's so easy to just dump the old sauce with meatballs, leftover veggies etc. down the sink instead of into the trash. We recently changed the disposal unit and our house is 10 years old, so that means this one had lasted 10 years without an issue. I'm not sure what your kids are throwing down there to cause a problem, but maybe a lesson on how to use it properly is in order?
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Nov 5, 2018 13:25:34 GMT
I prefer to have one as well. I don't abuse it and still throw a lot in the garbage, but love that I don't have to be super careful about things. That sums up my thoughts. I never had to replace one, but I did have to you-tube how to take one apart and put it back together. I was washing greens straight from the farm and got a tiny piece of gravel down there that locked the whole mechanism up. I uninstalled it, cleaned it all, and reinstalled it. Thanks you-tube! And you may have hooligan kids, but I got the adult version. The only other times I've had problems with the wrong things being put down the disposal it's been from ex-husband and husband. Ex was egregious about it and constantly stopped it up with stuff. Husband seems to always let the little scrubby escape down into it and get torn up. Lol.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 5, 2018 16:01:12 GMT
We had one for the 21 years we lived in our old house and it never broke, but I also never put massive quantities of anything down it. We had the little strainer baskets to keep the bigger chunks of stuff and silverware from falling down into it. This house we have a septic so we don’t have one, and honestly it’s kind of a pain constantly having to scoop the bits of gunk out of the sink that would otherwise get ground up by the disposal. I would get strainer baskets for the sink, and work harder on training the kids to be more careful. My dad stuck a laminated note over the switch on the one we had growing up that said, “CHECK to make sure *nothing metal* is down the drain before turning on the disposal!!!” It did the trick because you would have to look at that note and move it before you could flip the switch, and it acted as just enough of a reminder so nothing would get chewed up. And FTR, the plumbers in my extended family would tell you that having a garbage disposal does NOT give you complete permission to have a free for all with chucking things into it, unless you like paying plumbers and people who clear clogged drains! For the love of all that’s holy, don’t use it for major waste disposal, that’s what your trash can or compost pile is for. It’s for SCRAPS, people. Banana peels, big piles of potato peels, big pots of congealed grease and especially AN ENTIRE TEN POUND BAG OF EXPIRED DOG FOOD should definitely NOT go into a garbage disposal! Just saying. Your wallet will thank you.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 5, 2018 16:07:25 GMT
I cant believe you asked this jeremysgirl because I was just thinking last night I needed to come here and ask. I'm in the beginning stages of thinking about a kitchen remodel, and I was wondering if I should have the disposal reinstalled when we put in a new sink. I don't seem to use it as often as I used to, and it gets mildewy and stinky way too often, even when I run cleaner or lemons through it. Unfortunately, this thread doesn't seem to be decisive. I think the main thing that would be a pain about NOT having one would be when I need to throw away a large quantity of something liquidy, as when I had to toss out a batch of lentil soup that got left on the counter for hours. I don't really want to put that in the garbage can, and it was so simple to just run it all down the disposal. But those problems don't arise too often, I guess. What I do with chunky/liquidy stuff like that is I keep a couple empty milk jugs/cartons under my sink specifically for that purpose. I chop the top off, pour the gunk in, put the whole thing into a plastic grocery bag from my recycle pile, and put it out in the garbage. If it’s summer, I might put it in our big freezer first so it won’t stink up the trash, but in the winter it goes straight outside. Problem solved.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Nov 5, 2018 16:49:43 GMT
I think the main thing that would be a pain about NOT having one would be when I need to throw away a large quantity of something liquidy, as when I had to toss out a batch of lentil soup that got left on the counter for hours. I haven't had a disposal for 10+ years and don't miss it. When I have something like lentil soup I put the stopper/strainer thing in the sink so that the liquid goes down but not the solids. I always wear kitchen gloves so I just scrape the solids to the side until I'm done then I take them all out, dump the stopper and everything goes in the trash.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 5, 2018 16:54:49 GMT
I think the main thing that would be a pain about NOT having one would be when I need to throw away a large quantity of something liquidy, as when I had to toss out a batch of lentil soup that got left on the counter for hours. I haven't had a disposal for 10+ years and don't miss it. When I have something like lentil soup I put the stopper/strainer thing in the sink so that the liquid goes down but not the solids. I always wear kitchen gloves so I just scrape the solids to the side until I'm done then I take them all out, dump the stopper and everything goes in the trash. When I cut the top off the milk jug, I save it to use as a strainer of sorts to hold the chunks back and pour the liquid out. Unless it’s grease, then I pour all of it into the jug and toss. Saves me from having to scoop a big pile of nasty mushy gunk out of the sink with my hands. Yuck. ETA: That wasn’t my part of the quote above, it was Mystie’s. Just saying.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Nov 5, 2018 16:59:37 GMT
crazy4scraps sorry about the misquote! I don't know why our board does that!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 5, 2018 17:01:48 GMT
crazy4scraps sorry about the misquote! I don't know why our board does that! No worries!
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Post by ajsweetpea on Nov 5, 2018 18:58:15 GMT
I have one in my house and I'm very happy with it. I'm glad I don't have to throw food in the garbage can and end up with a stinky kitchen if the garbage bag doesn't get put in the outside trash can right away. Growing up we didn't have a disposal and food always ended up clogging up the sink (leftover pieces of food left on dishes that were rinsed in the sink). It was gross. Overall, I haven't had too many problems with my disposal. We've had a few items get crunched up in there and when I had my first disposal, I made the mistake of putting potato peels down there which I quickly learned WASN'T a good idea! But overall, I can't complain!
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Post by dald222 on Nov 8, 2018 6:10:20 GMT
we have always had one. I agree with someone...I would not like not having one.
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