"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
28.19...
> Oh pshaw, on Sun 03 Dec 2006 10:41:57p, MaryL meant to say...
>
>>
>> "Zilbandy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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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>>
>> I was also told by a plumber not to use hot water when disposing of
>> fatty foods, but it had nothing to do with burning up a motor. I have
>> forgotten the precise reasoning, but it had to do with cold water being
>> more likely to keep fat in pieces that could more readily be washed down
>> the drain instead of gathering in one place to clog the drains. I know
>> that wasn't exactly the explanation, but he was referring specifically
>> to fats that would melt in hot water.
>
> Hot water + fat gradually coats the drain lines and may eventually clog
> them. That mixture won't hurt the disposer. Cold water + fat does help
> to
> keep the fat solid and more "grindable" and more likely to flushed down
> the
> drain in tiny pieces.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
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>
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>

Yes, the plumber talked about clogging the drain lines -- not the garbage
disposer itself.

MaryL