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   MSA1 | Jun 20, 2007 05:04am | #1

   Unplug it.

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   richardi | Jun 20, 2007 12:32pm | #4

   Thanks for the suggestion...

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   MSA1 | Jun 20, 2007 08:48pm | #11

   Well, you asked for recomendations. Seriously though, unless you're disposing of a body i'd say anything above 3/4 hp would be over kill.

   Besides, CSI types always find the bone fragments in the drain anyways.  

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   DanH | Jun 20, 2007 08:57pm | #12

   That's because folks remember the bleach but forget the hydrofluoric acid.
   So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin

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   DanH | Jun 20, 2007 05:09am | #2

   What? Teenager moving out?

   The disposal doesn't need to be gigantic -- often the main difference between a "small" unit and a "large" one is a plastic "shound baffle" around the motor -- it's not really any bigger. I forget what the HP ratings run, but you don't need the biggest unless you'll be disposing of bodies for the Mob.

   Just be sure to get a brand name (ISE is generally good) and a stainless grinding chamber.

   If you have a DW (dishwasher, not Dear Wife), don't forget to knock out the plug in the DW connection before installing.

   So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin
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   richardi | Jun 20, 2007 12:36pm | #5

   DanH -

   Thanks for the information.

   My current Disposal is an ISE, 3/4 HP.  It served us well for 16+ years.  I was thinking of a 3/4 HP Kenmore.  I'll check for the SS grinder feature.

   Richard 

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   DanH | Jun 20, 2007 01:47pm | #7

   Note that ISE makes a bunch of the other brands. You can tell by comparing small features.
   So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin

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   alwaysoverbudget | Jun 20, 2007 04:26pm | #8

   buy another ise, you probably won't even have to chage the mounting pc in the sink,all of them i have found just hook right back up. larryhand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.

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   xxPaulCPxx | Jun 20, 2007 07:32pm | #9

   Actually, I would not recommend plumbing the DW through the knockout.  Give it its own path direct to the P trap. 

   Food debries, coffee grounds, etc can clog up the drain in the disposer and back up a lovely soup into the sink when you run your diswasher.  I think there was a recent article in FHB about plumbing this.Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA

   Also a CRX fanatic!

   Parenting has always been a mix of sage life advice and inexcusable laziness.

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   DanH | Jun 20, 2007 07:34pm | #10

   Not if you always run the disposer after putting stuff in it, and maybe give it an extra shot before turning on the DW.
   So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin

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   xxPaulCPxx | Jun 20, 2007 11:26pm | #13

   Of course it clears if you run the disposal EVERY time you use the sink, but it seems a little better to just plumb it so you don't have to.  Otherwise, you might as well run a switch to the water supply so that every time water runs the garbage disposal starts to spin.Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA

   Also a CRX fanatic!

   Parenting has always been a mix of sage life advice and inexcusable laziness.

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   richardi | Jun 21, 2007 05:24am | #14

   Thank you all for the replies and the banter

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   [email protected] | Jun 20, 2007 05:29am | #3

   Try to find one with the outlet at the same drop from the top as the current unit.  Unless of course you enjoy replumbing the sinks. 

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   richardi | Jun 20, 2007 12:38pm | #6

   Thanks for the tip! 

   I'd rather not fool with the PVC if I didn't have to.

   Richard