Why Waste Disposers Fail and what can be done
Some times water leaks in to the motor or the blades break. Some times the wrong food is put down burning the motor out which is common or the unit simply wears out.
It is usually cheaper long term to replace the disposer when this happens. Less fashion conscience people remove waste disposers as they find it quicker to throw food scraps in to the bin, or compost container, than down a waste disposer, and a lot cheaper too. In the situation requiring removal we fit a stainless plate adapter to replace the large hole left by waste disposer and you will be left with a normal waste hole.
It is better for the enviroment to compost food scraps than put them through the sewage system.
There are several food scraps that will not go down waste disposers. Corn cobs, stringy foods such as celery, large quantities of stoggy foods such as rice, fat and many other things.
Composting is great for the garden.
Sink Blockages caused by waste disposers
The process for using a waste disposer is, make sure there is nothing already in the waste hole. Start the disposer, turn on the water, and only then put food scraps down the disposer slowly. Dont put any fat in the disposer.
Replacement of Waste Disposers
This is a simple job it takes 1 to 2 hours in most cases. Some disposers are quieter than others, and are higher priced as a result.
