Kenneth said...

> On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:16:56 +0000 (UTC), Andy >
> wrote:
>
said...
>>
>>> I hope this does not sound like a stupid question, but do people still
>>> use garbage disposals? I lived in apartments that had them back in the
>>> 70s and 80s, but when I purchased my older (50) house it did not have
>>> one, and it never crossed my mind that I needed one. Today I finally
>>> thought about it, and realized that I don't hear much about them.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>
>>
>>Tom,
>>
>>It was ill-advised for homes with septic tank systems, which I have and
>>was warned about.
>>
>>It's out of my area of expertise other than that.
>>
>>Good luck,
>>
>>Andy
>
> Hi Andy (and OP),
>
> I have often heard of this concern, but have never been told
> of any difficulty by any of the experts with whom we deal.
>
> We have used disposals for about 25 years in two different
> homes each on a septic system.
>
> All the best,


Kenneth,

I'm also under the "informed" assumption that Clorox (chlorine bleach) is a
killer of the septic tank's system processes so I take my whites to the
coin laundry in town. PITA!

Best,

Andy