GolfVenture Posted December 1, 2011 Share #1 Posted December 1, 2011 I seem to go thru garbage disposal, one about every 3 years. How often do you replace your garbage disposal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAWildKat Posted December 1, 2011 Share #2 Posted December 1, 2011 I have one, but I don't usually live anywhere long enough to replace them. However my best friend has one in her house that's lasted over 10 yrs. Mike (my hubby) replaced the gaskets on hers last year after it started leaking suddenly, those typically last about 5 yrs. The main thing I learned was don't put pastas, rice, or anything that swells from absorbing water down the disposal. Also really hard things shouldn't go down either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted December 1, 2011 Share #3 Posted December 1, 2011 How often do you replace your garbage disposal? I've been fairly lucky as my dogs and cats tend to live well beyond 10 yrs..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes0778 Posted December 1, 2011 Share #4 Posted December 1, 2011 Don't want to say this too loud, but ours is still functioning fine after 12 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Haywood Posted December 1, 2011 Share #5 Posted December 1, 2011 I put a new one in when I bought the house in the spring of 1997 and it still works fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted December 1, 2011 Share #6 Posted December 1, 2011 One thing I found about them garbage disposal machines is their lifespan is dramatically shortened when someone drops a fork into them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLCRIDER Posted December 1, 2011 Share #7 Posted December 1, 2011 One thing I found about them garbage disposal machines is their lifespan is dramatically shortened when someone drops a fork into them... :whistling: Ya any time you drop a fork in a dog or a cat that will do it:rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider Posted December 1, 2011 Share #8 Posted December 1, 2011 I've been fairly lucky as my dogs and cats tend to live well beyond 10 yrs..... They wouldn't if you ran them thru the disposal. RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider Posted December 1, 2011 Share #9 Posted December 1, 2011 Go big or go home. Get a 3/4 or 1 hp disposal and it will last forever. You can also chew up medium sized rodents (and dogs and cats) along with spoons and forks. RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted December 1, 2011 Share #10 Posted December 1, 2011 I got about ten years on this disposal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted December 1, 2011 Share #11 Posted December 1, 2011 New one eight years ago to replace one that was there for over 12 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfVenture Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share #12 Posted December 2, 2011 Go big or go home. Get a 3/4 or 1 hp disposal and it will last forever. You can also chew up medium sized rodents (and dogs and cats) along with spoons and forks. RR Maybe that it. I think I've been buying the smaller hp disposal. I found one on CostCo online with a 1 hp and a life time warrantee. I should be good to go now. Thanks for the advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtop69gs Posted December 2, 2011 Share #13 Posted December 2, 2011 Just replaced ours after 14 years. The disposer still ran but one of the pins that held one of the paddles broke and threw it out of ballance. Put a 1 1/2 HP unit in that is quiet and will make iron car parts disappear! Way better than the 3/4 Hp taht died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panjandrum Posted December 2, 2011 Share #14 Posted December 2, 2011 Don't let an environmentalist know you are still using a garbage disposal. They put a tremendous strain on sewage treatment. Compost... if you can. Many local municipalities will pick up kitchen waste here, and it is becoming more common. Or... if you have a garden, make your own compost and create a natural fertilizer / soil treatment FOR FREE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfVenture Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share #15 Posted December 2, 2011 Don't let an environmentalist know you are still using a garbage disposal. They put a tremendous strain on sewage treatment. Compost... if you can. Many local municipalities will pick up kitchen waste here, and it is becoming more common. Or... if you have a garden, make your own compost and create a natural fertilizer / soil treatment FOR FREE! Well, I'm no Environmentalist fanitic, however I do recycle paper, glass, plastic, tin cans, aluminum, motor oil. This is because I take my garbage to the local transfer station where I pay by weight, and so by recycling, I try to have my miminum 400 lbs or just a little more so I get my moneys worth. I also have made my own composite containers a few years ago. I purchased a couple of expensive garbage cantainers on wheels with attached lids made from quality plastic. I drilled hundreds of holes into it for air. Then I put some soil in it with some worms and then started to put all my biogradable kitchen food waist. The wheels allow me to move the containers where I want as I develope my property I'd like to put up a big long 3 sided pole barn. If I do I'll need to move the composite containers. Dang my composite containers really works great. I can't believe the amount of food waist I put in there and those worms have mulitplied into thousands and they survive over the last two winters. So the amount of kitchen waist that goes into my septic isn't really that much, just some scraping from the plate. My septic system works great. Not had to pump the tank in 24 years. My property has a gental slope so the flow works really good. Most recently I've acquired two goats to help me clear out some of my property. I put them to work in the summer time to a local homeowner association to keep their water run off area foliage down to meet county requirements. They earn their keep and so they eat well in the winter. This next spring I will be moving my goat panel fence to another area and then bring in a back hoe to clear and level off the area they were kept in. Should be a great area for a garden due to all their droppings. After re-reading this, I think I might have evolved into an environmentalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlew Posted December 2, 2011 Share #16 Posted December 2, 2011 I just replaced ours after 28 years of use. The motor is still runs fine, the reason for replacement was a hold had coroded through the case. Water was spraying everywhere. You might check the things you are putting through yours if it is only lasting 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy Posted December 2, 2011 Share #17 Posted December 2, 2011 so why do you even need a garbage disposal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted December 2, 2011 Share #18 Posted December 2, 2011 Well, It works well with the dog, open the front door, turn it on, and watch the dog fly out the front door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayceesfolly Posted December 2, 2011 Share #19 Posted December 2, 2011 We don't have a need for a garbage disposal. We eat out almost every night of the week. Our disposal is hardly broken in after 16 years, so it should last another 16 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eck Posted December 2, 2011 Share #20 Posted December 2, 2011 With water running and disposal turned on, slowly drop a few handfulls of Ice Cubes down the disposal...this keeps the blades cleaned and sharpened... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted December 2, 2011 Share #21 Posted December 2, 2011 as big a pain as they are to change out I wonder if it's easier to just buy another house I kinda enjoy moving every 15 or 20 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOO Posted December 2, 2011 Share #22 Posted December 2, 2011 Well, I'm no Environmentalist fanitic, however I do recycle paper, glass, plastic, tin cans, aluminum, motor oil. This is because I take my garbage to the local transfer station where I pay by weight, and so by recycling, I try to have my miminum 400 lbs or just a little more so I get my moneys worth. I also have made my own composite containers a few years ago. I purchased a couple of expensive garbage cantainers on wheels with attached lids made from quality plastic. I drilled hundreds of holes into it for air. Then I put some soil in it with some worms and then started to put all my biogradable kitchen food waist. The wheels allow me to move the containers where I want as I develope my property I'd like to put up a big long 3 sided pole barn. If I do I'll need to move the composite containers. Dang my composite containers really works great. I can't believe the amount of food waist I put in there and those worms have mulitplied into thousands and they survive over the last two winters. So the amount of kitchen waist that goes into my septic isn't really that much, just some scraping from the plate. My septic system works great. Not had to pump the tank in 24 years. My property has a gental slope so the flow works really good. Most recently I've acquired two goats to help me clear out some of my property. I put them to work in the summer time to a local homeowner association to keep their water run off area foliage down to meet county requirements. They earn their keep and so they eat well in the winter. This next spring I will be moving my goat panel fence to another area and then bring in a back hoe to clear and level off the area they were kept in. Should be a great area for a garden due to all their droppings. After re-reading this, I think I might have evolved into an environmentalist. I guess you have been pretty lucky, you sure are abusing your septic system. Disposals are not really recommended for houses on septic systems. The new septic systems can be designed for garbage disposals but it's still not recommend. There is a garbage disposal made to be used with septic systems that is suppose to be not so bad on the system. Your septic system needs to be pumped every couple of years depending on use but by the time you "think" you need your system pumped you are going to be buying a new one. BOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted December 2, 2011 Share #23 Posted December 2, 2011 In 2012 we'll have been in this house 40 years and I think we've replace the disposal 3 times. Ditto on the tossing rice, bones, or lots of food in it. Just use it for the dregs off the plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted December 2, 2011 Share #24 Posted December 2, 2011 With septic system you have to be careful about putting grease down the drain too. Best way to plug up your weeping bed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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