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underpants

(182,811 posts) Wed Feb 23, 2022, 08:12 PM Feb 2022

Help us discuss this matter - garbage disposal [View all]

Okay so we just got a new garbage disposal. The old one never worked and started leaking. Installed today.

My wife says - just let food go down it and let the disposal chew it up.
I say - keep the screen thing on it. It only takes a few seconds to dump it out.

What say you?

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Help us discuss this matter - garbage disposal [View all] underpants Feb 2022 OP

I say you are correct. LisaL Feb 2022 #1

I do what you suggest. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #2

It has been decided. Screen. Spoons was the closer. underpants Feb 2022 #11

Septic systems don't need to be fed ground garbage bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #3

I'm a keep-the-screen person Nittersing Feb 2022 #4

Tell her the screen thing keeps her from having her wedding ring destroyed... PoliticAverse Feb 2022 #5

Keep the screen on. Polly Hennessey Feb 2022 #6

Gotta control access to the maw! Lars39 Feb 2022 #7

In 30 years, only have had 1 unwanted thing in the disposal. Pobeka Feb 2022 #8

The garbage disposal here in my apartment died years ago and I've never requested abqtommy Feb 2022 #9

When I Lived With My Mum,... ruet Feb 2022 #10

My husband also bought/installed THE BEAST MOMFUDSKI Feb 2022 #12

it's not the disposal Kali Feb 2022 #13

Option C MissB Feb 2022 #14

I'd leave it in. But we don't have a disposal any more. hunter Feb 2022 #15