One time on Usenet, "Julie Bove" > said:

> Do you have one? Do you use it?

Yup, use it every couple of days. And I don't fret about where it goes
because I have my own septic system.

> I ask because I have one that I very rarely use. My sink has a tendency to
> clog and every time I use the disposal, I fear that it will clog again.

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> But I find this hard to believe that I can never use the disposal. I've
> lived in plenty of places and most of them had disposals. I've never had
> problems like this. Except for the time I tried to put the daisies down the
> disposal. I figured they were kind of like salad. But I've also been told
> salad should never go down the disposal either. In fact I tried looking it
> up and found all sorts of conflicting advice on what I should or should not
> put down it.
>
> Any thoughts?

I've had disposals in my last two homes and it's true that there are
certain things one can't grind up well -- artichoke leaves come to
mind. But I've put whole apples and potatoes in mine and it chews them
right up. My sink doesn't clog unless I do something stupid (dumping
an old canister of fiber powder, now that's stupid!).

Honestly, I'm thinking there is something wrong with your plumbing
set up -- it can't handle the disposal. Reminds me of my old house;
the toilet would back up for no apparent reason. Turned out we had
a bend in a line and once it was fixed, no more backups. Which was
good because the bathroom was carpeted (don't ask me)...

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Jani in WA