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Default Snake kitchen sink too often

On Saturday, July 20, 2013 6:53:38 PM UTC-4, Danny D. wrote:
On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:55:02 -0600, Tony Hwang wrote:



Also don't use hot water when using disposal unit.




Why not?


Garbage disposers are not made for continuous duty and rely on cold water to cool the motor. Hot water allows the heat to build up and shortens the life, sometimes dramatically.