I'm not so sure on the drains; the baffle tees have a dedicated path for each inlet, they each are necked down to a semicircle that's about 1 3/8 across... (not quite 3/4" between the arc and the chord at the widest point!), so it will not take much to plug them.
I've also seen close-radius elbows used in drains (back in walls and floors), which also are fun... Oh and don't forget years worth of pouring hot fat from frying pans down the drain... All of which conspire to cause no end of mess... Me, I did a dedicated 1 1/2 for each bowl into a wye, with 2" out the bottom, long-sweep elbow where it goes horizontal, and a clean-out for extra good measure. It drains psychotically fast. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On May 18, 2011, at 20:44, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > We don't have one (septic system) and I don't really miss it. We just > dump the scraps in the trash, it's actually faster and easier than > feeding them into the disposer, also saves a bit of water. > > I don't think a drain has to be particularly "designed" for a GD. If > it's working properly, it should not discharge anything big enough to > cause a clog. > > They *used* to be banned in NYC due to percieved problems that food waste > caused in the sanitary sewers. However according to Wikipedia that ban > was lifted in 1997. > > > "Jerry Herrman" <jer...@san.rr.com> writes: > >> So, we have a rental and as we are leaving our house yesterday evening to >> attend a meeting, the resident calls to say that the kitchen sink is clogged >> up. Being booked solid for the next 24 hours or so, I call a plumber to take >> care of the problem. He calls after doing the job to say that sweet potato >> peelings were run through the garbage disposer (GD) and bunched up in the "J >> bend" causing the blockage. He removed and replaced the trap, and took out >> the peelings. He proceeds to say that this house was built before the use of >> garbage disposers, and is not designed to have a GD. He recommends removing >> the disposer and restoring the original configuration under the sink. I am >> not inclined to follow his reommendation, believing it to be a desirable >> feature for residents. He says that NYC and other cities have banned garbage >> disposers. >> >> My question: Why have some cities banned GD's? >> >> Jerry >> 1982 240D >> Does not run on potato peels >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >> database 6133 (20110518) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > -- > 1983 300D > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
