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I made mashed potatoes and let the peels go into the disposal. Bad idea. I wound up clogging my sink (disposal side and large sink). I got my plunger and sweated it out hoping I wouldn't have to call a plumber in and pay overtime on a Sunday. That is, if anyone would even be available. Lucky for me, I finally got the clog removed. No more peels in the disposal unit. Phew.
I’d rather just use my disposal occasionally for very minute food particles since I’ve come up with a compost pit in the back yard which is much easier way for me to utilize the food waste in a more beneficial manner!
I made mashed potatoes and let the peels go into the disposal. Bad idea. I wound up clogging my sink (disposal side and large sink). I got my plunger and sweated it out hoping I wouldn't have to call a plumber in and pay overtime on a Sunday. That is, if anyone would even be available. Lucky for me, I finally got the clog removed. No more peels in the disposal unit. Phew.
Hopefully lesson learned.
Check on our numerous threads about that problem. Many useful tips there.
The list of food substances deemed unsafe for a disposal seems to be much longer than the list of safe ones. Plus, the combination of a septic system and a disposal isn't considered a smart one especially in my climate. Don't see the point of this appliance myself. The only time I flip the switch on mine is to keep it from getting funky drain breath with a couple of leftover lemon wedges. I can take food scraps to a community garden tumbler when I drop off my other recyclables and get back a load of compost whenever I want it.
Last edited by Parnassia; 08-29-2021 at 01:00 PM..
They seem almost pointless, much easier just to have a strainer and dump the food particles in the trash. My wife and I learned about potato peels in the garbage disposal after moving into our first apartment.
The diameter of most sink drains is small. IF (and it is not) it were necessary to put potato peels down a drain, the place to doo them in small batches is the toilet.
You're not alone - I learned that one the hard way too - as well as pasta. I only just convinced my husband to stop putting coffee grounds in it. Here's a list of 11 things you shouldn't put down a garbage disposal. Egg shells was another surprise to me!
I don't know if garbage disposals were different when I was growing up, but my father was an engineer and we were taught to put just about everything in the garbage disposal - including many things like potato peels and even crab shells that we wouldn't dream of doing now. Either something changed with garbage disposals or my family lived a charmed life for a long time!!
They seem almost pointless, much easier just to have a strainer and dump the food particles in the trash. My wife and I learned about potato peels in the garbage disposal after moving into our first apartment.
Not having a garbage disposal in the sink will save you from a lot of "clogging and water leaks." The disposal was the first thing I removed when I bought my house. My wife and I use strainers instead. There are relatively cheap, and readily available at all hardware stores, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's, and even Amazon.
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