I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?

"Sasha" wrote in message
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I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?


ASSUMING your not a troll

Garbage disposals chop the stuff up. Removing the material is a function of
the volume/pressure of the water and the size of the drain. I have seen 5 hp
commercial units with 4 inch drains that I am pretty sure would grind
anything that would go through the opening. Home units generally do not have
the drain slope nor the volume of water that commercial units do.

Fibrous plants, celery, and lettuce are good bets to keep out of the
disposal. My ex wife had the ability of clogging the one we had every week.
I finally had enough and took it out. Took another 3 weeks for her to
figure that one out. Ahhh 3 weeks of plumbing bliss.

I have not lead a sheltered life, I have never heard of a corn seal. A corn
husk would be a definite no for most home garbage disposals.

I have a plumber friend that loves garbage disposals and the service calls
they generate. He does not have one in his home

"Sasha" wrote in message
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I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?


This is Turtle.

If a gargage disposal was a great answer for getting rid of trash from the
kitchen , you could get a gargage disposial and just cancel your garbage truck
pick every week by the city. You can just grind up everything , paper bags,
plastic cups, beer cans, broken china plates, and all the '' veggey cans '' you
open during the year.

TURTLE

I understand that. I meant what food garbage I shouldn't put into
garbage disposer.

I have never heard of egg shells being a problem and I have been doing it
for fifteen years at our house and we have never experienced a problem that
required a plumber. A couple of times the trap got filled with rice however
that my wife put a whole bunch in at once. Even rice is not a problem if she
does it slowly. I always make sure I leave water running for ten or so
seconds after I put garbage in the disposal and if I put in a whole lot I
may leave water running with disposer on for a minute or so. The link below
may be helpful. --- Steve

http://www.insinkerator.com/disposers/dosndonts.shtml

Do's and Don'ts

The In-Sink-Erator Food Waste Disposer is one of America's most reliable
appliances. However, here are a few simple hints that will keep it working
smoothly for many, many years.
a.. Do first turn on a moderate to strong flow of cold water and then turn
on the disposer.
b.. Do continue running cold water for 15 seconds after grinding is
completed to flush the drain line.
c.. Remember the drain line from your sink may run for 30 feet or more
before it exits your home.
d.. Do grind hard materials such as small bones, fruit pits, and ice. A
scouring action is created by the particles inside the grind chamber.
e.. Do use a disposer cleaner, degreaser, or deodorizer as necessary to
relieve objectionable odors caused by build-up. Peelings from citrus fruits
can also be ground to freshen up drain smells.
f.. Don't fill disposer with a lot of vegetable peels all at once.
Instead, turn the water and disposer on first, and then feed the peels in
gradually.
g.. Don't grind extremely fibrous materials like corn husks, artichokes,
etc., to avoid possible drain blockage.
h.. Don't pour grease or fat down your disposer, or any drain. It can
build up in pipes and cause drain blockages. Put grease in a jar or can and
dispose in the trash.
i.. Don't use hot water when grinding food waste. It is OK to drain hot
water into the disposer between grinding periods.
j.. Don't turn off disposer until grinding is completed.
If you plan not to use your sink or disposer for more than a month, slow
down corrosion by flushing the disposer well with fresh water. Fresh water
is less corrosive than soapy water and it will wash away any remaining food
residue.


"Sasha" wrote in message
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I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?

Sasha wrote:
I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?


Body parts. Human or otherwise.

"Steven L Umbach" wrote in message
...
I have never heard of egg shells being a problem and I have been doing it
for fifteen years at our house and we have never experienced a problem that
required a plumber. A couple of times the trap got filled with rice however
that my wife put a whole bunch in at once.


Egg shells are OK it you have a few or they are mixed with other garbage. If
you have a dozen eggs it is probably best to toss them in the trash. Coffee
grinds can be a problem in quantity also.

We have a disposal, but big bones, tea bags, coffee grounds, all go either
on the compost pile or in the trash. Same with lobster or clam shells.

Shrimp shells are bad too

Stretch

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:59:39 -0700, Sasha wrote:

I understand that. I meant what food garbage I shouldn't put into
garbage disposer.

The only things I can think of that we don't put down ours are corn cobs
and husks. It seems to do fine with most ofther stuff (round steak bones
get noisey ;-).

--
Keith

"G Henslee" wrote in message
...
Sasha wrote:
I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?


Body parts. Human or otherwise.

This is Turtle.

hummm thinking about Going back to New Orleans.

TURTLE

"Sasha" wrote in message
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I understand that. I meant what food garbage I shouldn't put into
garbage disposer.


This is Turtle.

I think a Plumber invented the Garbage disposial because of job security and
always having a job.

What don't Go there !

If you got to grind it up to make it go down the drain, it don't belong there.

TURTLE

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:59:39 -0700, Sasha wrote:

I understand that. I meant what food garbage I shouldn't put into
garbage disposer.

Read the ****ing owner's manual, dumbass.

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On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:54:42 -0500, TURTLE wrote:

hummm thinking about Going back to New Orleans.

Please do. At least you won't have internet access for a while.

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Dan C wrote:
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:59:39 -0700, Sasha wrote:


I understand that. I meant what food garbage I shouldn't put into
garbage disposer.


Read the ****ing owner's manual, dumbass.


Nobody told him/her/them not to put _that_ in the disposal...

Dave Jefford wrote:
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:27:16 -0500, Dan C wrote:


On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:59:39 -0700, Sasha wrote:


I understand that. I meant what food garbage I shouldn't put into
garbage disposer.

Read the ****ing owner's manual, dumbass.


A typical neo-con going around cussing instead of help folks here.


How much longer will you be sporting the wrong time on your pc clock
retardo? Oh, until you learn to tell time. I see...

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:27:16 -0500, Dan C wrote:

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:59:39 -0700, Sasha wrote:

I understand that. I meant what food garbage I shouldn't put into
garbage disposer.

Read the ****ing owner's manual, dumbass.

A typical neo-con going around cussing instead of help folks here.

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:33:55 -0700, G Henslee wrote:

Dave Jefford wrote:
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:27:16 -0500, Dan C wrote:


On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:59:39 -0700, Sasha wrote:


I understand that. I meant what food garbage I shouldn't put into
garbage disposer.

Read the ****ing owner's manual, dumbass.


A typical neo-con going around cussing instead of help folks here.


How much longer will you be sporting the wrong time on your pc clock
retardo? Oh, until you learn to tell time. I see...

Take off your underwear and look at your behind.

Dave Jefford wrote:
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:33:55 -0700, G Henslee wrote:


Dave Jefford wrote:

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:27:16 -0500, Dan C wrote:



On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:59:39 -0700, Sasha wrote:



I understand that. I meant what food garbage I shouldn't put into
garbage disposer.

Read the ****ing owner's manual, dumbass.


A typical neo-con going around cussing instead of help folks here.


How much longer will you be sporting the wrong time on your pc clock
retardo? Oh, until you learn to tell time. I see...


Take off your underwear and look at your behind.


FU homo...

Turtle, in your case you can just put an alligator under the sink
drain--like the one on the Flintstones.

I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?

potato peels and onion skins. Egg shells are OK

On Tue 13 Sep 2005 12:28:30a, Rudy wrote in alt.home.repair:

I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?

potato peels and onion skins. Egg shells are OK

Week cook a lot of potatoes and use a lot of onions. I have never had a
problem with either.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

I have a 3/4 hp model. No problem with anything except I wouldn't put
a whole corn cob through there (husks are probably okay, though I
usually scoop them up and throw them in the trash).

I've found that when I cut a lot of meat and toss the scraps (could be
a pound or two of scraps) into the disposal, the meat goes through okay
but when I stick my hand into the drain the fat is still sitting there.
Too bad it isn't the other way around-- I could use the disposal to
get rid of the fat and keep the meat!

So, when I'm done with making burgers, I scoop out the gobs of fat and
throw the mess into the trash. It's still a nicer deal than cleaning
the sink.

So far nothing has broken the unit in four years, so I'm willing to see
what works...

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:38:25 +0200, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

On Tue 13 Sep 2005 12:28:30a, Rudy wrote in alt.home.repair:

I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?

potato peels and onion skins. Egg shells are OK

Week cook a lot of potatoes and use a lot of onions. I have never had a
problem with either.

The only time we had a problem with potato peels was the thanksgiving we
moved into the house. The whole thing backed up. I pulled the trap
apart[*], then proceeded to break the plastic nut where the trap goes into
the wall. Since it was Thanksgiving...

Other that that, potato peels, onion skins, and egg shells all go down the
disposall. ...sometimes, after an omelette, all together.

[*] The problem *could* have had something to do with the plastic knife
found in wedged the trap. ;-)

Rudy wrote:
I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?

Raw artichoke stems, celery, and other things with tough fibers can cause
problems.
Paul in San Francisco

"Dave Jefford" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:08:24 -0700, G Henslee wrote:

Sasha wrote:
I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?


Body parts. Human or otherwise.

Beside your body parts did you also dispose your dogs and cats too?


New born kittens go right down the disposal with ease. Be sure to flush
with lots of water to get all the fur to go down.

Oscar_Lives wrote:



New born kittens go right down the disposal with ease. Be sure to flush
with lots of water to get all the fur to go down.



Hrumph. What a waste. They're excellent cooked in a red sauce and
served over palenta.

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:08:24 -0700, G Henslee wrote:

Sasha wrote:
I have 3/4 HP In-Sink-Erator garbage disposer. A friend of mine told us
that we shouldn't put egg shells and corn seals into the disposer. Why
that? what else (food garbage) we cannot put into it?


Body parts. Human or otherwise.

Beside your body parts did you also dispose your dogs and cats too?

New born kittens go right down the disposal with ease. Be sure to flush
with lots of water to get all the fur to go down.

Ex wife just dropped them in the toilet..!!