On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 21:52:49 -0500, "SBH" wrote:


"HeyBub" wrote in message
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Mark Lloyd wrote:
Papa Pat wrote:

Does it hurt or harm a kitchen sink disposal, if you use hot water
when running it? Or should it always be cold water? And why?
Please...t/y

Cold water would help cool the motor.

But that begs the question of whether the motor needs cooling.

And even if it did, it's not a WATER-COOLED motor anyway.

I just ran my disposal for two minutes with NO water and the motor didn't
even get warm to the touch.
You took the words out of my fingers. I was thinking along the same lines
since the motor doesn't even near contact with the water.

I don't buy the water cooler theory. As I've stated, I always use hot water
and have never had a disposal go out.

I almost always use hot water and my disposers last years and years. I
think hot water keeps them from gumming up with grease.