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Title: Do you use your garbage disposal regularly?
Post by: camellia0 on November 28, 2018, 05:56:05 pm
If I peel potatoes or eggs, I usually throw it in the trash can, not disposal. Which do you use?

I do use the disposal for some stuff, but I figure that if I can put it in a trash can, then why not?
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Post by: haimsterette on November 28, 2018, 07:51:08 pm
I think we only use the garbage disposal when the sink seems clogged up. lol Table scraps and the like we throw out back for the wildlife. I sometimes forget we even have a disposal.  ;D
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Post by: booktw on November 28, 2018, 09:31:50 pm
I use the garbage disposal regularly, maybe too regularly. I am more prone to scrap food off down the garbage disposal than the trash. It irritates me for the sink to get clogged so I guess it makes me feel better to use the garbage disposal side for everything.
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Post by: Mizzkizz7 on November 28, 2018, 10:00:21 pm
Yes, I use my garbage disposal on the regular, helps out a lot but you have to clean it on the regular.
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Post by: Tresbn00 on November 29, 2018, 10:27:32 am
It is very rare that I use our garbage disposal. Given that I need to replace it every four to five years I would like to just take it out. Same thing with the dishwasher. Every five to six years I need to replace the dishwasher and I wash the majority of my dishes by hand. My kids were home for Thanksgiving, My son brought his dog, the dog ate a remote control for one of the television sets. Once again, it is rare that I watch television. All three of these items cost money and only my family uses them. If my computer, car, or telephone get messed up I need to replace them immediately (if not sooner) because my making money depends on all three. I have two back up laptops just in case (shudder) one of my computers goes down. These items are always within reach and I do not worry about them disappearing.
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Post by: aflyingmonkey on November 29, 2018, 03:14:54 pm
I periodically use the garbage disposal, usually when the water is draining slow for some reason.  We use the trash cans for peelings, etc.... but the sink does need the occasional flip of the garbage disposal switch. 
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Post by: lhz123 on November 29, 2018, 04:01:16 pm
I rarely used my disposal. Always throwing all my trash in the in a garbage can. I just used it sometimes to clean and unclogged it.
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Post by: tnshpalmer85 on November 29, 2018, 04:06:26 pm
I don't really use my garbage disposal. If I peel anything, I put it in the trash. I only use my disposal when I am washing dishes and a few crumbs are left behind in the sink. I used the garbage disposal to clean the sink.
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Post by: tantricia44 on November 30, 2018, 11:44:38 pm
I wish, mine just broke!
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Post by: Nancy5 on December 01, 2018, 04:15:48 am
Yes, I use it regularly.  It's funny i never had one, never wanted one.  We had the kitchen remodeled  2 years ago and when I was picking out a new sink my sister (who has one) insisted I get one.  I gave  in and had one installed. I love it.  So glad I listened to her.
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Post by: jkhanson on December 01, 2018, 04:41:06 am
I rarely use my garbage disposal.  I put potato, carrot, apple, etc peelings in the garbage.  I will run the briefly after hand washing dishes if there is gunk in the disposal lid.
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Post by: braggin on December 01, 2018, 04:47:29 am
I don't even have a garbage disposal in my sink which I am real glad about because I am terrified of them anyways. I would always worry about the grandkids putting their hand in one while it was running or similar awful things happening.
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Post by: UGetPaid on December 01, 2018, 05:00:39 am
We use ours fairly regularly - most vegetable peelings and egg shells go into the trashcan, but all other table scrap food items generally get rinsed down the disposal.
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Post by: surveygrabber on December 01, 2018, 05:24:53 am
I do use it to get the sink unclogged so I do not have to do it myself.
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Post by: adriarobi on December 01, 2018, 05:27:10 am
Yes.

I don't put a lot of garbage down there, I throw that in the garbage.

However I run it a few times a week, just to keep it clean in there.

I live in a big apt building, so I take care of the drains in my apt.

 :rose:
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Post by: sdenimandlace1 on December 01, 2018, 05:35:33 am
when I was younger I would have like to have one, now it would be one more thing to have to work on when it breaks.
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Post by: JaniceSW on December 01, 2018, 06:30:33 am
Funny you brought up this subject.  My disposal is rather old and isn't grinding as efficiently as it used to.  I was just thinking I may be getting a new one at the same time I am getting a new kitchen sink this summer.  I use mine enough that I would miss having one!
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Post by: bshee58 on December 01, 2018, 08:01:09 am
We don't have a garbage disposal, so we put stuff like that in the top of the freezer until trash day pick up.
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Post by: Josiejones on December 01, 2018, 08:17:56 am
why would you put stuff for the garbage disposal in freezer till trash day :o ;D
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Post by: pectacon on December 01, 2018, 09:20:31 am
It seems bizarre to me that people would throw garbage down the sink. Even if it's ground up, where do you think it goes? You're asking to clog your pipes. Throw it in the trash.
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Post by: dsosnowski06 on December 01, 2018, 09:51:21 pm
Never had one and really don't want one.  I just put everything in the trash can and take it out every night after dinner.
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Post by: debidoo on December 02, 2018, 04:57:06 am
To be honest, I keep reading online so many things you shouldn't put down the garbage disposal so I rarely put anything down it. 
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Post by: jenniferhoder on December 02, 2018, 05:59:24 am
I do use my disposal very regularly. I don't put potato peels tho;  it always jams mine up!
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Post by: ccandpam on December 02, 2018, 06:02:55 am
I do not have a Garbage Disposal, but it is on my list for a Christmas Gift. I hope that I get one.
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Post by: judylucas on December 02, 2018, 08:45:33 am
I belong to clean plate club so I have very few scraps and I never put peels down so why bother with it
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Post by: hawkeye3210 on December 02, 2018, 11:06:58 am
Yes, I use it quite a bit.
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Post by: nmbrown863 on December 02, 2018, 12:40:19 pm
We don't have one. Wish we did though!
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Post by: autumnsparklemom on December 02, 2018, 04:11:20 pm
We do not have one.
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Post by: mardukblood2009 on December 02, 2018, 04:17:55 pm
No, I have never had one before. We just have always threw our garbage out with our trash.
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Post by: kathleenkleinhans on December 02, 2018, 07:47:40 pm
I try to use it for peelings, egg shells etc.  Have to always put something to odor control afterwards.  Usually baking soda and lemon juice......
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Post by: sbenkoski on December 03, 2018, 03:26:01 am
I have never had one so i don't know what  i'm missing.
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Post by: Yukichan77 on December 09, 2018, 08:06:03 pm
I use mine regularly. It comes in handy but I use the trash, too.
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Post by: shasha2210 on December 10, 2018, 05:59:04 am
yea sometimes
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Post by: bshee58 on December 10, 2018, 06:22:38 am
We don't have one, we have an older model home.
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Post by: bremer51 on December 10, 2018, 08:20:27 am
Years ago when I was unaccustomed to having a garbage disposal, I put tomato skins (lots of them) down the drain.  I ended up with a blockage and ground-up skins all over the basement and the plumber had to make a visit.   Now I just run it briefly after I do dishes for any food particles from the dish water. Lesson learned.
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Post by: Cbsteffen on December 10, 2018, 03:16:13 pm
I use a trash can. I don’t see what good a garbage disposal would do me.
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Post by: timvolley on December 10, 2018, 04:37:24 pm
i dont have a garbage disposal
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Post by: bretay on December 11, 2018, 04:30:42 am
we have an older home..so we have never had one...
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Post by: DEBMZ6 on December 11, 2018, 03:50:52 pm
I rarely use my garbage disposal.  It seems like everything just ends up in the trash but I do make sure to clean it with baking soda and vinegar once a month.   
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Post by: darkxtsuna on December 12, 2018, 07:09:13 pm
Only during the last month of the year which is this month just to get rid of anything that is really unwanted at home.
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Post by: gaylasue on December 13, 2018, 05:54:35 am
I don't have a garbage disposal.
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Post by: ghunter on December 13, 2018, 07:34:56 am
Yes, if there are things that can go down the garbage disposal.
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Post by: snuggleycutejc on December 13, 2018, 01:50:07 pm
I do the same I give the peeling egg shells coffee ground to my backyard, I plant all seasons here every year. But others do accumulate, try as little as I can down the garbage disposal, so happy I have one. I clean it all the time. 
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Post by: dancer139 on December 13, 2018, 06:26:47 pm
Yes I have one and use it ever day or I would be taking the trash  out every day
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Post by: rghvac69 on December 13, 2018, 06:41:17 pm
I've never had a garbage disposal. A trash can works fine for me.
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Post by: kathleenkleinhans on December 13, 2018, 07:08:38 pm
I do use mine regularly.  I put shrimp shells, egg shells, vegetable peelings, etc.  I never put onions down.  after I run it I run some lemon juice and baking soda to make it smell fresh!
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Post by: rob110 on December 14, 2018, 04:22:17 am
Yep, all the time.