On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:46:18 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

I've got one but never use it.

Lou

http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
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Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:46:18 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> I've got one but never use it.
>
> Lou

Heh. Never had one. They are rather expensive here, and I've never seen the
need for one. May I ask why don't you use yours?
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:13:12 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:46:18 +0200, ChattyCathy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> I've got one but never use it.
>>
>> Lou
>
>Heh. Never had one. They are rather expensive here, and I've never seen the
>need for one. May I ask why don't you use yours?

Most stuff goes in the compost or in the forest for the critters when
we're at our cottage. We don't have one in the city and I'll never
get one. They're horrible on the plumbing. The one at the cottage
was there or we'd be without there too.

Lou

On Jul 7, 10:46 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

We have one, an InSinkErator, will always have one, and use it
regularly. Our current model could double as a branch-chipper if
necessary. It's easy enough to keep clean and odor-free, too.

The Ranger

The Ranger wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> We have one, an InSinkErator, will always have one, and use it
> regularly. Our current model could double as a branch-chipper if
> necessary.

Then that's what you should use it for, and put all those chips into a
composter.

You're obviously not on your own sceptic system, you're likely a
tenant. Many municipalities with public sewers no longer permit
garbage disposals, they place too heavy a load on the sewerage
treatment plant. I have my own sceptic system so I'm very careful
about what I put down the drain but the folks who live within the
village limits are on the public sewer system and a couple of years
ago they banned garbage disposals. The sewer plant sent inspectors
around and anyone who had a garbage disposal installed had to remove
it at their own expense. When they catch anyone placing banned
substances (cooking fats, paints, lube oils, solvants, insecticides,
etc.) into the sewer system the fines are horrific.

ChattyCathy wrote on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:46:18 +0200:

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

> Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

I've got a rather powerful one and I use it for all but fibrous
materials. It is all but impossible to get my hand in accidentally. Corn
husks and steak bones are not a good idea and it is not much trouble to
slice citrus rinds once or twice to speed action. I don't believe urban
legends about how bad it is for plumbing. I'm not in a position to have
a compost heap and I think the sewage treatment plant is more
ecologically sound than a land-fill.
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Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

In article <i_uck.771$Ae3.530@trnddc05>,
"James Silverton" > wrote:


> I've got a rather powerful one and I use it for all but fibrous
> materials. It is all but impossible to get my hand in accidentally. Corn
> husks and steak bones are not a good idea and it is not much trouble to
> slice citrus rinds once or twice to speed action. I don't believe urban
> legends about how bad it is for plumbing. I'm not in a position to have
> a compost heap and I think the sewage treatment plant is more
> ecologically sound than a land-fill.

I'm not qualified to say whether it's so, I just know that we are paying
US$110,000,000 for a new one (to serve a city of about 50,000). That
translates into a sewer/water bill of over US$100 a month!.

Our garbage company has a separate container for yard waste, which
includes kitchen compostables. After they compost it, they sell it. We
generally buy some about once a year.

--
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Petaluma, California USA

Dan wrote on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:53:57 -0700:

>> I've got a rather powerful one and I use it for all but
>> fibrous materials. It is all but impossible to get my hand in
>> accidentally. Corn husks and steak bones are not a good idea
>> and it is not much trouble to slice citrus rinds once or
>> twice to speed action. I don't believe urban legends about
>> how bad it is for plumbing. I'm not in a position to have a
>> compost heap and I think the sewage treatment plant is more
>> ecologically sound than a land-fill.

> I'm not qualified to say whether it's so, I just know that we
> are paying US$110,000,000 for a new one (to serve a city of
> about 50,000). That translates into a sewer/water bill of
> over US$100 a month!.

> Our garbage company has a separate container for yard waste,
> which includes kitchen compostables. After they compost it,
> they sell it. We generally buy some about once a year.

Doesn't the treatment plant produce compost too and you've got to have
one for bathroom waste etc.? Around my part of the world, we recycle
cans, bottles, plastic and paper but the rest goes to the landfill.

--

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Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

I don't use my garbage disposal for much more than just cleaning up the
gunk in the sink after I rinse something. I put everything else in the
compost. I have a septic tank and really try not to overfill it
unnecessarily.

Denise

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>
> Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

The problem with disposals is not the disposal it's usually the pipes in
older houses and the fact that disposals get dull. My brother used to work
in the plumbing business many years ago - He worked for Insinkerator. He
came to the house and asked if I ever cleaned my disposal. ?????? What????
How do you clean a disposal I said. He said Easy got an old glass you don't
want. So I handed him the glass which he promptly put down a running
disposal, . The noise was horrific

He told me the sharp glass cleans the grating steel (don't know what else to
call it) of the crud that builds up over the years.

Seemed to work and still does.

I am not recommending anyone does this - it has seemed to work for me over
the years.


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(AKA Dimitri)

On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:24:05 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\"" >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss >
: in rec.food.cooking
>
>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:13:12 +0200, ChattyCathy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Lou Decruss wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:46:18 +0200, ChattyCathy
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>>
>>>> I've got one but never use it.
>>>>
>>>> Lou
>>>
>>>Heh. Never had one. They are rather expensive here, and I've never
>>>seen the need for one. May I ask why don't you use yours?
>>
>> Most stuff goes in the compost or in the forest for the critters when
>> we're at our cottage. We don't have one in the city and I'll never
>> get one. They're horrible on the plumbing. The one at the cottage
>> was there or we'd be without there too.
>
>We've got one and I use it somewhat often. Mostly for egg shells and odd
>ball stuff. Veggie remnants, unless completely unusable go into a pot
>for stock or they are blanced and frozen for later use in stock. I would
>never put meat, skin, fat, oils, bones etc. down one.

The problem is many people do put that stuff down there.

>I'd be afraid of
>the consequences if the thing ever backed up.

I've seen what happens when some idiot uses the disposal as a trash
can. Can you say roto-rooter?

>If I had a spot for a
>decent compost heap, that's where most of our stuff would go.

That's the best, but as you say not always practical in city settings.

Lou

Dimitri > wrote in message
...
> [My brother] worked for Insinkerator. He came to
> the house and asked if I ever cleaned my disposal. [He put]
> glass [..] down a running disposal. The noise was horrific
>
> He told me the sharp glass cleans the grating steel
> of the crud that builds up over the years.

A 7-lb bag of ice works in a similar manner. Couple that annual
maintenance with a cup of distilled vinegar and the machine is
good for another year's odor-free service.

The Ranger

Denise in NH wrote:
> I don't use my garbage disposal for much more than just cleaning up the
> gunk in the sink after I rinse something. I put everything else in the
> compost. I have a septic tank and really try not to overfill it
> unnecessarily.
>
> Denise
>

Same here.

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On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:39:11 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\"" >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss >
: in rec.food.cooking
>
>>>I said:
>>>If I had a spot for a
>>>decent compost heap, that's where most of our stuff would go.
>
>>
>> That's the best, but as you say not always practical in city settings.
>>
>> Lou
>
>I no longer live in the city... I've become a suburbanite... or I suppose
>that's what it's called here. Maybe somewhere betwixt city and 'burbs.
>What about it l not -l if you're reading. You're a neighbor. What are we
>called? That said, I don't have any usable space to put in a compost
>heap. None.
>
>Now, I *have* seen these small compost machine things at the hardware
>stores. I've probably got a space for something like that if there is no
>odor. There are some newer, snotty type neighbors on the block and the
>aroma of compost hanging around in the 90 degree temps with high humidity
>would cause no end of complaints. Have you, or anyone else, had
>experience with these machine things? I'd investigate it further if I
>thought it worthwhile.

Can't say I know anything about them. Sorry.

Lou

The Ranger wrote:
> Dimitri > wrote in message
> ...
>> [My brother] worked for Insinkerator. He came to
>> the house and asked if I ever cleaned my disposal. [He put]
>> glass [..] down a running disposal. The noise was horrific
>>
>> He told me the sharp glass cleans the grating steel
>> of the crud that builds up over the years.
>
> A 7-lb bag of ice works in a similar manner. Couple that annual
> maintenance with a cup of distilled vinegar and the machine is
> good for another year's odor-free service.
>
> The Ranger
>
>


A handful of fresh mint leaves or chopped citrus rind
(any kind) leaves the disposal and kitchen smelling very nice.

gloria p

Gloria P > wrote in message
...
> A handful of fresh mint leaves or chopped citrus rind
> (any kind) leaves the disposal and kitchen smelling
> very nice.

I use the stems from my basil and cilantro, too. I'll probably
start including the mint stems now, too.

The Ranger

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 16:33:28 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>The problem with disposals is not the disposal it's usually the pipes in
>older houses and the fact that disposals get dull. My brother used to work
>in the plumbing business many years ago - He worked for Insinkerator. He
>came to the house and asked if I ever cleaned my disposal. ?????? What????
>How do you clean a disposal I said. He said Easy got an old glass you don't
>want. So I handed him the glass which he promptly put down a running
>disposal, . The noise was horrific
>
>He told me the sharp glass cleans the grating steel (don't know what else to
>call it) of the crud that builds up over the years.
>
>Seemed to work and still does.
>
>I am not recommending anyone does this - it has seemed to work for me over
>the years.

I've heard that ice works. Just dump in a tray of ice and grind.
Doesn't make as much noise as glass. Glad to hear you are allowed
grind glass in your Insinkerator. My hubby goes into apoplexy if I
try to grind up a lemon rind, so I do things like that when he's out
of the house.


--
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Mae West

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 21:20:58 -0700, "The Ranger"
> wrote:

>Gloria P > wrote in message
...
>> A handful of fresh mint leaves or chopped citrus rind
>> (any kind) leaves the disposal and kitchen smelling
>> very nice.
>
>I use the stems from my basil and cilantro, too. I'll probably
>start including the mint stems now, too.
>
Don't try grinding rose stems. I had to replace my disposal after I
did that. I also learned the hard way about artichoke leaves.


--
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Mae West

sf wrote:

> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 16:33:28 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>>The problem with disposals is not the disposal it's usually the pipes in
>>older houses and the fact that disposals get dull. My brother used to work
>>in the plumbing business many years ago - He worked for Insinkerator. He
>>came to the house and asked if I ever cleaned my disposal. ?????? What????
>>How do you clean a disposal I said. He said Easy got an old glass you don't
>>want. So I handed him the glass which he promptly put down a running
>>disposal, . The noise was horrific
>>
>>He told me the sharp glass cleans the grating steel (don't know what else to
>>call it) of the crud that builds up over the years.
>>
>>Seemed to work and still does.
>>
>>I am not recommending anyone does this - it has seemed to work for me over
>>the years.
>
> I've heard that ice works. Just dump in a tray of ice and grind.
> Doesn't make as much noise as glass. Glad to hear you are allowed
> grind glass in your Insinkerator. My hubby goes into apoplexy if I
> try to grind up a lemon rind, so I do things like that when he's out
> of the house.

Okay, we have, up there, "grating steel" and now "grind". My disposals
have always had blades. Am I way out of date, here?


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On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:18:17 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>Okay, we have, up there, "grating steel" and now "grind". My disposals
>have always had blades. Am I way out of date, here?

You haven't volunteered a term for it either. I bet I know what
you're going to say and I'll also bet you don't actually say it.


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sf wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:18:17 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>
>>Okay, we have, up there, "grating steel" and now "grind". My disposals
>>have always had blades. Am I way out of date, here?
>
> You haven't volunteered a term for it either. I bet I know what
> you're going to say and I'll also bet you don't actually say it.

Well, yes, I did. "Blades". Two lines, I wrote, and you can't find
"blades" in there?

I'll bet you did not know that I was simply going to point out the name of
the disposal part that I'd already "volunteered", since you couldn't find
it in my very short post.


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On Jul 7, 2:50 pm, "l, not -l" > wrote:
> I do not presently own a GDU, but have in the past; it was my experience
> that GD was often used, but not the unit - for example "The Gxd Dxxn unit
> is leaking or clogged or (insert malady of the week)". Over the twenty or
> so years I owned one (in 2 different homes), I found it to be as much
> trouble as it was useful. After the-formerly-dear-wife and I divorced, I
> pulled the GD unit out, replacing it with PoP (plain old plumbing). I am
> far more satisfied with putting scraps in the regular trash than I ever was
> with the GD unit.
> --
> Change Cujo to Juno in email address.

I'll second all he said. More trouble than it was worth.

ChattyCathy wrote:

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

Have lived in apartments where I had one, not
of my choice. I found them to be more trouble
than they're worth.

Kate

--
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“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

On Jul 7, 1:46 pm, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

One came with our house when we moved in. I grew up with one, and
don't mind using it once in a while for greasy leftover veggies and
meat scraps. Anything else goes in the compost pile along with the
leaves and weeds that haven't gone to seed.

For some reason, ours gets really nasty, so I'll take a couple of days
coffee grounds and an orange peel and throw them down and run them
through. Clears out the worst gunk.

maxine in ri

On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:51:29 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:18:17 -0700, Blinky the Shark
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Okay, we have, up there, "grating steel" and now "grind". My disposals
>>>have always had blades. Am I way out of date, here?
>>
>> You haven't volunteered a term for it either. I bet I know what
>> you're going to say and I'll also bet you don't actually say it.
>
>Well, yes, I did. "Blades". Two lines, I wrote, and you can't find
>"blades" in there?
>
>I'll bet you did not know that I was simply going to point out the name of
>the disposal part that I'd already "volunteered", since you couldn't find
>it in my very short post.

You missed my point... what do you call what the blades *do*?


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Mae West

sf wrote:

> On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:51:29 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>
>>sf wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:18:17 -0700, Blinky the Shark
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Okay, we have, up there, "grating steel" and now "grind". My disposals
>>>>have always had blades. Am I way out of date, here?
>>>
>>> You haven't volunteered a term for it either. I bet I know what
>>> you're going to say and I'll also bet you don't actually say it.
>>
>>Well, yes, I did. "Blades". Two lines, I wrote, and you can't find
>>"blades" in there?
>>
>>I'll bet you did not know that I was simply going to point out the name of
>>the disposal part that I'd already "volunteered", since you couldn't find
>>it in my very short post.
>
> You missed my point... what do you call what the blades *do*?

Well, I guess, being blades, they cut up the stuff.


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On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:05:40 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:51:29 -0700, Blinky the Shark
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>sf wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:18:17 -0700, Blinky the Shark
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Okay, we have, up there, "grating steel" and now "grind". My disposals
>>>>>have always had blades. Am I way out of date, here?
>>>>
>>>> You haven't volunteered a term for it either. I bet I know what
>>>> you're going to say and I'll also bet you don't actually say it.
>>>
>>>Well, yes, I did. "Blades". Two lines, I wrote, and you can't find
>>>"blades" in there?
>>>
>>>I'll bet you did not know that I was simply going to point out the name of
>>>the disposal part that I'd already "volunteered", since you couldn't find
>>>it in my very short post.
>>
>> You missed my point... what do you call what the blades *do*?
>
>Well, I guess, being blades, they cut up the stuff.



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Mae West

On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:13:01 -0700, sf wrote:

>On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:05:40 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:
>
>>sf wrote:
>>
<snip>
>>>
>>> You missed my point... what do you call what the blades *do*?
>>
>>Well, I guess, being blades, they cut up the stuff.

You don't actually say "cut up" though. What do you call it?
Actually, never mind. I don't care what you say... I say what I say
and everybody knows what I mean (except you).


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sf wrote:

> On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:13:01 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:05:40 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:
>>
>>>sf wrote:
>>>
> <snip>
>>>>
>>>> You missed my point... what do you call what the blades *do*?
>>>
>>>Well, I guess, being blades, they cut up the stuff.
>
> You don't actually say "cut up" though. What do you call it?
> Actually, never mind. I don't care what you say... I say what I say
> and everybody knows what I mean (except you).

I knew what you meant, too, wise guy.


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On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:28:08 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>I knew what you meant, too, wise guy.




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maxine in ri wrote:
> On Jul 7, 1:46 pm, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> One came with our house when we moved in. I grew up with one, and
> don't mind using it once in a while for greasy leftover veggies and
> meat scraps. Anything else goes in the compost pile along with the
> leaves and weeds that haven't gone to seed.
>
> For some reason, ours gets really nasty, so I'll take a couple of days
> coffee grounds and an orange peel and throw them down and run them
> through. Clears out the worst gunk.
>
> maxine in ri

I probably use ours once or twice a week..We compost veg scraps and
coffee grounds, and I'd never deliberately put anything greasy down the
drain (disposal or no disposal). Try putting greasy scraps into the
trash and see if your disposal gunk improves? I do like to grind up the
odd lemon or orange peel at times just to make things smell good, but
thankfully it didn't smell bad to begin with.

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
<snip>

>> I've heard that ice works. Just dump in a tray of ice and grind.
>> Doesn't make as much noise as glass. Glad to hear you are allowed
>> grind glass in your Insinkerator. My hubby goes into apoplexy if I
>> try to grind up a lemon rind, so I do things like that when he's out
>> of the house.
>
> Okay, we have, up there, "grating steel" and now "grind". My disposals
> have always had blades. Am I way out of date, here?
>
>
> --
> Blinky


A little the "blades in a disposal are not sharp. For lack of a better term
they are free floating "L" shaped pushers.

There is a great diagram here;


http://www.remodelguide.com/improve/...sal_works.html

The impellers push the food into the shredder.


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(AKA Dimitri)

Dimitri wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news >
> <snip>
>
>>> I've heard that ice works. Just dump in a tray of ice and grind.
>>> Doesn't make as much noise as glass. Glad to hear you are allowed
>>> grind glass in your Insinkerator. My hubby goes into apoplexy if I
>>> try to grind up a lemon rind, so I do things like that when he's out
>>> of the house.
>>
>> Okay, we have, up there, "grating steel" and now "grind". My disposals
>> have always had blades. Am I way out of date, here?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Blinky
>
>
> A little the "blades in a disposal are not sharp. For lack of a better term

Neither is the one on my pocket knife, any more. I should tend to that.

> they are free floating "L" shaped pushers.

I've seen mine many times.

> There is a great diagram here;
>
> http://www.remodelguide.com/improve/...sal_works.html
>
> The impellers push the food into the shredder.

"Impellers" is good. So is "shredders".


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On Jul 7, 9:39�pm, "Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:
> Lou Decruss >news:rtd574t97snml3lcu97rec2bge :in rec.food.cooking
>
> >>I said:
> >>If I had a spot for a
> >>decent compost heap, that's where most of our stuff would go.
>
> > That's the best, but as you say not always practical in city settings.
>
> > Lou
>
> I no longer live in the city... I've become a suburbanite... or I suppose
> that's what it's called here. Maybe somewhere betwixt city and 'burbs.
> What about it l not -l if you're reading. You're a neighbor. �What are we
> called? �That said, I don't have any usable space to put in a compost
> heap. None.
>
> Now, I *have* seen these small compost machine things at the hardware
> stores. I've probably got a space for something like that if there is no
> odor. �There are some newer, snotty type neighbors on the block and the
> aroma of compost hanging around in the 90 degree temps with high humidity
> would cause no end of complaints. �Have you, or anyone else, had
> experience with these machine things? �I'd investigate it further if I
> thought it worthwhile.

The one I have works very well and there is no odor if you use it for
vegetable matter only, no animal stuff. I have this one, the only
composter with a 25 year warranty:
http://www.composters.com/compost-bi...saver_17_1.php

On Jul 7, 12:07 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
> You're obviously not on your own sceptic system [..]

Why would I want a septic system? BTDT, never again. Septic systems
suck.

On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:56:12 -0700 (PDT), val189
> wrote:

>On Jul 7, 2:50 pm, "l, not -l" > wrote:
>> I do not presently own a GDU, but have in the past; it was my experience
>> that GD was often used, but not the unit - for example "The Gxd Dxxn unit
>> is leaking or clogged or (insert malady of the week)". Over the twenty or
>> so years I owned one (in 2 different homes), I found it to be as much
>> trouble as it was useful. After the-formerly-dear-wife and I divorced, I
>> pulled the GD unit out, replacing it with PoP (plain old plumbing). I am
>> far more satisfied with putting scraps in the regular trash than I ever was
>> with the GD unit.
>> --
>> Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
>
>I'll second all he said. More trouble than it was worth.

Whatever, guys. Talk among yourselves.... some of us females think
our GD unit is handier than a husband in the kitchen.


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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:56:27 -0400, Goomba >
wrote:

>I'd never deliberately put anything greasy down the
>drain (disposal or no disposal).

I don't either unless it's just small plate scrapings... I certainly
don't dispose of grease down the drain. I learned the grease lesson
when we moved in. There was *no* garbage disposal at the time, but
literally two days after we moved in the kitchen sink backed up big
time - so we called the plumber. He said it was due to years of
greasy build up. We installed a garbage disposal shortly after and
I've never had a grease build up problem since.


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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:55:28 -0700 (PDT), The Ranger
> wrote:

>On Jul 7, 12:07 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
>> You're obviously not on your own sceptic system [..]
>
>Why would I want a septic system? BTDT, never again. Septic systems
>suck.

I don't think you have a choice. Either you're on a septic system or
you aren't.


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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Tue 08 Jul 2008 08:31:26p, told us...

> On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:55:28 -0700 (PDT), The Ranger
> > wrote:
>
>>On Jul 7, 12:07 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
>>> You're obviously not on your own sceptic system [..]
>>
>>Why would I want a septic system? BTDT, never again. Septic systems
>>suck.
>
> I don't think you have a choice. Either you're on a septic system or
> you aren't.

Exactly so. Whether you're on a septic system or not is generally dictated
by whether there is a sanitary sewer system available to your property. We
live in a neighborhood where all homes are on septic. We liked the lot,
and the need for a septic system was a secondary issue. As far as garbage
disposals are concerned, they are generally not a good idea with a septic
system. However, In-Sink-Erator does make a model especially for use with
septic. During the grinding cycle a special enzyme is injected to help
digest the refuse. We're considering having one of those models installed.

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Wayne Boatwright
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