On 3 Dec 2006 18:04:17 -0800, "Jocelyn De Contents"
> wrote:

>I always was told never to run hot water in the disposal as it can
>overheat the motor. I do place ice cubes in mine to "clean" and
>"sharpen" the mechanism. But I use cold water for the process.

Any electric motor used in a device like that will not overheat just
because it is run for a minute or less, no matter how hot the water
is. Besides, the motors have a thermal cutoff switch for those times
the disposal won't start because of foreign matter stuffed in the
opening.

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