"Scott" wrote in message
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I had an idea today about installing a second garbage disposal in my
kitchen, so I'd have one in either basin. It'd be swell for the way I use
the kitchen.

This is something I haven't seen before. Aside from the obvious drawback
(higher cost), is there any reason this would be a bad idea?

Thanks,
-Scott

running one could possibly push garbage into the other when not being used,
or even just into the other's drain tube, and could then dry and get clogged
up

not supposed to be good idea to run hot water through garbage disposals,
prematurely ages them (though hot water drained from dishwashers is often
routed through garbage disposals), you won't have a nongarbage disposal side
to run hot water through

more danger, more possibility for accident

running both at the same time could overwhelm your drain if you had a lot of
water in both sinks, unless they could be wired on one switch which would
turn one or the other on, but not both

some say draining a dishwasher through a garbage disposal makes it stay
cleaner, you'd have to y the dishwasher drain into both garbage disposals if
you wanted that arrangement

dishwasher drains into garbage disposals, if garbage disposals aren't kept
clean and drain line from dishwasher gets clogged up, dishwasher might not
drain properly etc., with two garbage disposals, you doublt the possibility