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Posted by coloradotrout on October 26, 2008, 2:30 am
My in-sink-erator has rusted through and needs to be replaced. It was
the septic assist model with container that injects some supposed
septic assist fluid. My previous home did not have this "feature".
Are these really necessary? We are careful with what we put down the
drain. Most of our solids go out to the chickens!
Any suggestion on a new unit? I was thinking to go with the same
brand in hopes it keeps all the plumbing the same. I'm leaning
towards just a regular disposer w/o the septic fluid.
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Posted by Wayne Boatwright on October 26, 2008, 2:39 am
On Sat 25 Oct 2008 11:30:11p, told us...
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> My in-sink-erator has rusted through and needs to be replaced. It was
> the septic assist model with container that injects some supposed
> septic assist fluid. My previous home did not have this "feature".
>
> Are these really necessary? We are careful with what we put down the
> drain. Most of our solids go out to the chickens!
>
> Any suggestion on a new unit? I was thinking to go with the same
> brand in hopes it keeps all the plumbing the same. I'm leaning
> towards just a regular disposer w/o the septic fluid.
I'd like to know the opinions, too. We've never been on a septic system
until now, for the past two years. It's a new system. We purposely did
not install a disposer because we were told they weren't compatible with
septic systems. I really miss having one.
--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
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Posted by Kevin on October 26, 2008, 2:57 am
"Not compatible" is a bit misleading IMO.
It depends what you push through the system. It seems to me, that it would
be better to have whatever it is finely ground then whole. So long as it is
organic and will decompose it should be OK.
Grinding up some small amounts of fruits and veggies should be fine. Avoid
all oils an proteins. Then again, all the stuff that does ok in the
disposer is great for the composter, chickens, or if you don't mind.. just
toss it outside.
We really dont put much down the disposer. Thus I'm inclinded to forego the
'septic assist' when I install the new unit.
I'm just curious if that septic assist feature is really a 'should have' or
just a gimmic add-on. An active septic should have all the 'creatures' it
needs to do it's job. I really doubt adding a few drops of fluid will make
much difference. But I figured I'd ask here and see what comes of it. All
I know is it took me 5x longer to discover where my leak was because the
septic assist "feature" required the grinder by encased in plastic so the
little bottle of fluid had a place to attach. Because of that I had to
fully dismantle the unit and pull off the plastic cover to find a pinhole.
Because it was such a hassle I procrastinated 8 weeks and have some damage
to my cabinet now. A simple unit would have been much easier to
troubleshoot. Simple, IMO, is always best.
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> On Sat 25 Oct 2008 11:30:11p, told us...
>> My in-sink-erator has rusted through and needs to be replaced. It was
>> the septic assist model with container that injects some supposed
>> septic assist fluid. My previous home did not have this "feature".
>> Are these really necessary? We are careful with what we put down the
>> drain. Most of our solids go out to the chickens!
>> Any suggestion on a new unit? I was thinking to go with the same
>> brand in hopes it keeps all the plumbing the same. I'm leaning
>> towards just a regular disposer w/o the septic fluid.
> I'd like to know the opinions, too. We've never been on a septic system
> until now, for the past two years. It's a new system. We purposely did
> not install a disposer because we were told they weren't compatible with
> septic systems. I really miss having one.
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
> (correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
> *******************************************
> Date: Saturday, 10(X)/25(XXV)/08(MMVIII)
> *******************************************
> Countdown till Veteran's Day
> 2wks 2dys 22mins
> *******************************************
> Wesley Crusher, please report to airlock 5!
> *******************************************
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Posted by Wayne Boatwright on October 26, 2008, 3:14 am
On Sat 25 Oct 2008 11:57:00p, Kevin told us...
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>> I'd like to know the opinions, too. We've never been on a septic
>> system until now, for the past two years. It's a new system. We
>> purposely did not install a disposer because we were told they weren't
>> compatible with septic systems. I really miss having one.
> "Not compatible" is a bit misleading IMO.
>
> It depends what you push through the system. It seems to me, that it
> would be better to have whatever it is finely ground then whole. So
> long as it is organic and will decompose it should be OK.
>
> Grinding up some small amounts of fruits and veggies should be fine.
> Avoid all oils an proteins. Then again, all the stuff that does ok in
> the disposer is great for the composter, chickens, or if you don't
> mind.. just toss it outside.
>
> We really dont put much down the disposer. Thus I'm inclinded to forego
> the 'septic assist' when I install the new unit.
>
> I'm just curious if that septic assist feature is really a 'should have'
> or just a gimmic add-on. An active septic should have all the
> 'creatures' it needs to do it's job. I really doubt adding a few drops
> of fluid will make much difference. But I figured I'd ask here and see
> what comes of it. All I know is it took me 5x longer to discover where
> my leak was because the septic assist "feature" required the grinder by
> encased in plastic so the little bottle of fluid had a place to attach.
> Because of that I had to fully dismantle the unit and pull off the
> plastic cover to find a pinhole. Because it was such a hassle I
> procrastinated 8 weeks and have some damage to my cabinet now. A simple
> unit would have been much easier to troubleshoot. Simple, IMO, is
> always best.
Up until this current house we were always on a sewer system and always had
a disposer. We never put anything down it except vegetable and fruit
waste, cooked grains like rice, etc. Never meats or bones or fats. I
suppose, given that, having a disposer with a septic would probably be
feasible.
We live in the desert and have no need for composting. Currently all of
our "garbage" is hauled away, but I miss the convenience of the disposer,
especially when prepping veggies and fruits for cooking.
We had considered the In-Sink-Erator with the septic feature, but hadn't
made a decision.
--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
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Date: Sunday, 10(X)/26(XXVI)/08(MMVIII)
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Today is: Daylight Saving time ends
Countdown till Veteran's Day
2wks 1dys 23hrs 52mins
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I could have more fun in cat litter.
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Posted by PanHandler on October 26, 2008, 10:55 am
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> "Not compatible" is a bit misleading IMO.
> It depends what you push through the system. It seems to me, that it
> would be better to have whatever it is finely ground then whole.
So it's best to grind the smaller stuff first, and then grind the big stuff?
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> the septic assist model with container that injects some supposed
> septic assist fluid. My previous home did not have this "feature".
>
> Are these really necessary? We are careful with what we put down the
> drain. Most of our solids go out to the chickens!
>
> Any suggestion on a new unit? I was thinking to go with the same
> brand in hopes it keeps all the plumbing the same. I'm leaning
> towards just a regular disposer w/o the septic fluid.