[PaPaLarry]

We too dump some ice down and turn on disposal once in a while. Like Philnpat said, don't put celery in disposal, because the strings wrap around cutter. Then you have problems. Sometimes freash stringbeans do same thing. 1/2 horsepower is good

[hotrodgirl]

Asparagus... NEVER put this down. Stops everything!! I also put my eggshells down there to clean out anything that might get stuck in the blades as well as ice which was previously mentioned. My plumber also told me to use cold water when using the disposal, never hot... Good luck!

[Applepie]

We upgraded our disposal when we built our house. I put everything down it except onion skins. Have never had a problem in 7 years.

[pooh]

Never, I repeat, NEVER put a large container of pretzels down the disposal... I had one of those large containers from Costco when we lived in CA. They had expired and at that point, were less than crisp so I just dumped them into the sink and started the water running, pushing the pretzels into the disposal. Well, after a while, everything just stopped working, the disposal, water wouldn't drain down either of my sinks. Plumber was a good guy and did a good job of not laughing, but I had made paste out of all the water, wheat and gluten and stopped up the works. Took quite a while to unblock all the plugged up pipes in the kitchen....

[pooh]

My disposal here doesn't like potato peels, nor lettuce!

[cquick]

yup, I agree with the ice......my icemaker makes more than we can use, so periodically I run ice cubes down the garbage disposal. We did have to replace the one here in our villa when we moved in......It was almost 10 years old, and they only last so long.......

[Gongy]

We had a 1/4 hp in NC and I constantly clogged it up, but the good news is after watching my husband fix the problem, I was able to fix it every time I clogged it. When we moved to VA I had a 3/4 hp installed, big difference. So far here I have no problems and I use it all the time except for celery and onion peels.
PS: If you clog it up its really pretty easy to take apart and fix!

[PaPaLarry]

Originally Posted by pooh

Never, I repeat, NEVER put a large container of pretzels down the disposal... I had one of those large containers from Costco when we lived in CA. They had expired and at that point, were less than crisp so I just dumped them into the sink and started the water running, pushing the pretzels into the disposal. Well, after a while, everything just stopped working, the disposal, water wouldn't drain down either of my sinks. Plumber was a good guy and did a good job of not laughing, but I had made paste out of all the water, wheat and gluten and stopped up the works. Took quite a while to unblock all the plugged up pipes in the kitchen....

LOL Thats funny!!! Probably not as funny at the time. Thats what can happen with potatoes if you feed too much at one time. YES, always use cold water, not hot!!AND of course No Hands down drain. hehehe

[jsw14]

No problems with our garbage disposal, & yes ice works great.........But I was just wondering...Can they make a disposal unit for the Tolet also????????

[swimdawg]

Originally Posted by Gary Pullen

But it won't matter since we eat out almost all the time. We have to "dust" the stove off once in a while in case one of the burners accidentally gets turned on

So I guess you and I won't be rushing to answer Gracie's thread on " Please give me your favorite main dish for potluck.".
Oven = place to hide potato chips, right?

[Tom Hannon]

The word is "Don't put anything down the disposal that you don't eat." In other words bananas yes- peels no. Meat from ribs - yes, Bones- No.

[Carmpat]

So what can you put into your garage disposal? I never had one so I don't know. Good tip about the ice chips and lemon.

[rubicon]

Appears garbge disposals have become an oxymoron. It seems they reject so much. So I try to ignore it becomes it ignores me. I agree with the ice and citrus treatments.

[Villageshooter]

What the builders put in his purely cheapest lowest quality, you can buy garbage disposal that will eat silverware. I have dressed a dear put innards and bones down the garbage disposal.with the inferior quality disposals once again the villages are in our pocketbook for anything and everything any chance they get. Buyer beware do not drink the Kool-Aid

[kentucky blue]

Originally Posted by rubicon

Appears garbge disposals have become an oxymoron. It seems they reject so much. So I try to ignore it becomes it ignores me. I agree with the ice and citrus treatments.

I have disposals in my home in Lexington and TV, very rarely ever use them.It's not real strenuous to dump the food in the wastebasket positioned in cabinet below the sink.How did my parents and grandparents EVER live without a disposal??????When i bought my first apartment building,my plumber gave me the best advice i ever received from any of my service contractors.He told me to remove all 48 disposals, since over 80% of his service calls for clogged drains came directly or indirectly from problems with garbage disposals.