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Garbage Disposer dilemma Sasha 08-09-2005
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Posted by Sacramento Dave on August 10, 2005, 2:29 am



> I am installing a garbage disposer in process of totally remodeling my
> kitchen. I never had garbage disposer before. The disposer I got is
> In-Sink-Erator 555sss. I always thought the garbage disposer works much
> like sewage ejector pump that I installed in my basement several years
> ago - float switch turns on where the disposer is full and turns off
> after grinding waste and flushing water. It turned out that my disposer
> and as far as I realize most of them are turned on manually and run
> until manually turned off. Do I understand this correct? I installed a
> GFCI receptacle on dedicated 20 A circuit but I assumed no switch. I
> find it very annoying to turn the switch on and off each time I need to
> use the disposer. Where do I put the switch for the disposer? Can it
> overheat and break if left running for prolonged time?
>

The switch is usually mounted in the backsplash by the sink.But I just
stayed in a condo (new one ) the switch was in the cabinet under the sink.I
have no idea why this was done, it took awhile to find and was just a bad
idea.If you leave it on it will overheat and I guess that can cause an early
death.The dedicated circuit is great. Usually the outlet is under the sink
cabinet and one half of it is swathed . they other remains hot. My advice
call an electrician,




Posted by Christian on August 10, 2005, 3:21 am


return it and get a batch version... it has a built in swich that come on
whe you put on the plug... much safer.

This is what I hd at the old house we just sold....
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=APPL&pid=02260559000


Christian


>I am installing a garbage disposer in process of totally remodeling my
> kitchen. I never had garbage disposer before. The disposer I got is
> In-Sink-Erator 555sss. I always thought the garbage disposer works much
> like sewage ejector pump that I installed in my basement several years
> ago - float switch turns on where the disposer is full and turns off
> after grinding waste and flushing water. It turned out that my disposer
> and as far as I realize most of them are turned on manually and run
> until manually turned off. Do I understand this correct? I installed a
> GFCI receptacle on dedicated 20 A circuit but I assumed no switch. I
> find it very annoying to turn the switch on and off each time I need to
> use the disposer. Where do I put the switch for the disposer? Can it
> overheat and break if left running for prolonged time?
>




Posted by Joe on August 10, 2005, 7:58 am


I did have a problem with a dishwasher that had to do with the disposer.
I hooked up the dishwasher drain to drain into the disposer.
Every now and then when you opened the dishwasher after it did a load of
dishes, there would be some dirty water that stayed in the DW.
You would then have to re-wash everything.
The problem was........my wife wasn't always running the disposer when she
put stuff in it.
The disposer would partially plug up and when the DW pumped the dirty water
out, some of it would sit in the disposer and when the pump stopped, the
water would run back into the DW.
I changed the discharge to below the disposer and haven't had a problem
since.
--
JerryD(upstateNY)




Posted by CL (dnoyeB) Gilbert on August 10, 2005, 9:20 am


Joe wrote:
> I did have a problem with a dishwasher that had to do with the disposer.
> I hooked up the dishwasher drain to drain into the disposer.
> Every now and then when you opened the dishwasher after it did a load of
> dishes, there would be some dirty water that stayed in the DW.
> You would then have to re-wash everything.
> The problem was........my wife wasn't always running the disposer when she
> put stuff in it.
> The disposer would partially plug up and when the DW pumped the dirty water
> out, some of it would sit in the disposer and when the pump stopped, the
> water would run back into the DW.
> I changed the discharge to below the disposer and haven't had a problem
> since.

Same. My wife does not rinse the dishes properly before she puts them
in the washer. AND she does nto run the disposal before and after each
wash... Gotta do one or the other at least.

--
Respectfully,


CL Gilbert


Posted by Jennifer on August 10, 2005, 12:00 pm



CL (dnoyeB) Gilbert wrote:

> Same. My wife does not rinse the dishes properly before she puts them
> in the washer. AND she does nto run the disposal before and after each
> wash... Gotta do one or the other at least.

She should definitely run the disposal first, but depending on the
model of your dishwasher, she may not need to rinse the dishes at all.

Consumer Reports tests dishwashers regularly, using a mess of oatmeal
and spinach that's been allowed to harden on dishes overnight. They
reported last year that most current-model dishwashers had no problem
cleaning those dishes completely, with no soaking or rinsing.

As I recall, the biggest difference they found in the cleanliness of
dishes had nothing to do with rinsing; instead it was related to the
kind of cleaner used. The best dishwasher powders, liquids, and tabs
were the ones that contained enzymes. Cascade Complete and Electrasol
tabs are two of the products I remember performing well.

This was all a big revelation to me, since I'd been raised to believe
that you had to wash the dishes before washing the dishes, but I tried
it, and lo-and-behold, my dishes came out clean without rinsing.
Loading dishes without rinsing completely freaks my mother-in-law out
when she visits. Bonus! ;)

--
Jennifer



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