On Sat 25 Oct 2008 11:57:00p, Kevin told us...

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.

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Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)

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