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On May 19, 2011, at 14:48, Walt Zarnoch <zarnoch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Insinkerator has a GD that adds a bio-something-or-other to pre-treat the > gook as it gets ground. Not sure what it is. > > We have a plain jane insinkerator, largest one they make for domestic. No > problems with clogging, then again we don't run much vegetation down it. So > far no issues with the septic tank either. Just goes to show some things > "just work". > > Maybe the fact that the dishwasher dumps down it helps clean it? > > We do run ice down it once or twice a month as well, per the instruction > manual. > > Walt > On May 19, 2011 2:37 PM, "Robert Bigham" <edward_baldh...@earthlink.net> > wrote: >> The justification of this is overload on sewage treatment facilities by >> stuff that would otherwise go into the trash. >> >> Ground up stuff adds biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), which is what sewage > >> treatment plants remove. The more BOD in the waste stream, the more sewage > treatment plant is required for adequate treatment. Ground up stuff adds to >> sludge volume also. Sludge has to be digested and finally dried. Volume >> is a problem. >> >> It is possible (note that I didn't say "theoretically" or "readily" > possible) >> to so overload a sewage treatment plant with BOD from a particularly > strong >> source, in one case a chicken slaughtering plant, that the effluent from > the >> treatment plant is way too strong; it may still have a substantial BOD. > Stinks. >> >> Solution in that case was pre-treatment at the chicken plant. You may not > be >> able to do that with domestic kitchen waste unless it is really loaded up > with blood or meat waste. Grease inhibits the bacteria that remove BOD. >> >> But that is why. >> >>> Message: 7 >>> Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 16:55:03 -0700 >>> From: "Jerry Herrman" <jer...@san.rr.com> >>> Subject: [MBZ] Garbage Disposers Banned >>> >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________ 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
