Goodbye To Garbage

[toggleswitch]

I wonder if my set-up is technically legal?

I have added garbage disposals to a number of residences.Not only can children not find the switch, neither can adults!

Until recently New York City and Toronto were the only cities to PROHIBIT them in the US and Canada. In warmer climates they are usually required as a way to keep food and related pests out of the garbage.

There is my set-up; duplex switches *two-gang* (looks like an outlet in configuration) controlling (one-each) a duplex outlet.

One switch controls an outlet that has a power-cord(flex) in it that supplies the disposer.

The other switch controls the other outlet. Plugged into this secons one is a lamp/bulb socket with prongs. Of course it fit a standard US edison-base (screw-in) lamp/bulb.

Simple, lo tech efficient, workable

 

[customline]

Thanx Robert....

Hurray for Carbaloid cutters!

 

[golittlesport]

cool...I recall my grandmother had a GE batch-feed disposal like that in the late 1950's....I thought it was cool how putting the cap on started the machine. Safer design than today's continuous feed style.

 

[appnut]

Ralph, yes that was a GE roll-out TOL dishwasher. It was contained within the discussion in the primary thread--see it shine or something like that, the 30" GE roll-out. I believe Mike Parquette had the TOL one. Filter-FLo had one, too rusted to save.

 

[hoover1060]

What a video!!

My parents current house had a very similar Hotpoint version of that disposall, would have been 1959 vintage. Ours was continuous feed though and the switch was on the wall to the right of the sink, painted RED with nail polish so nobody would mistake the disposal and light switches, although fumbling in the dark for a switch usually got the disposal switch before the light switch.
Our Hotpoint disposal expired in 1978 or so, and was replaced with the 1978 version of the disposal in the video. My mom was never much of a disposal person, so the GE mainly ate potato peelings, grapefruit skins, and occasionally chicken bones. Mom was always afraid of clogging the drain or jamming the disposal. She loved the batch feed though! The GE lived until 2003, well it started a decline in 2002, it would run for maybe 20 seconds and the overload would trip, one of the bearings would squeal every now and again. We replaced the GE with and ISE.
The disposal in the video is interesting, as even back then GE was making their disc and grind ring out of stainless steel. Also note there are no drain holes in the disc, the water ran out thru the holes in the grind ring. MOm's '78 GE had the same ring, but the disc was slightly different. These were good disposals.
I love the shots of stuff being ground, very cool.
Thanks Robert for sharing this with us!

 

[whirlcool]

Since we are discussing disposals...

who makes the best home use ones today?

BTW, I really enjoyed this video! With that music you'd think they were selling the latest Cadillac or a fine piece of jewlery rather than a disposer.

 

[gregm]

DER !!

ok, what arrow in what circle ??????? " > " ????
(laughing), I know I am going to prob feel pretty dumb when I get the answer

 

[sudsmaster]

Link appears to be broken...

 

[sudsmaster]

Anybody remember the Malcolm in the Middle episode where the opening clip shows Francis is trying to clear a clogged garbage disposal?

The on/off switch is located just below the counter top (a bad idea!). As he strains with his hand deep in the disposer, he keeps on edging back until his butt hits the switch and turns the disposer on. He looks up and realizes that the disposer is located in the other drain of the double sink. So he turns off the disposer, and starts rummaging around in the other drain. The clip ends as his butt is gradually approaching the on/off switch again... LOL...

 

[jasonl]

Robert

How did you link the video right into the message? This would be great for me to post videos.

 

[Unimatic1140]

THe link seems to be down as You Tube is down at the moment. Jason, you need to use the html embed command. If you View the source of this page and you can see what I did.

 

[jasonl]

COOL

I see it. Do you have to do something special to make that arrow show up or does it work when you do the command?

 

[jasonl]

Is it possible to embed Putfile videos like that too?

 

[jasonl]

I love those commercials

50's commercials OWN! They bring out the 50s housewife in all of us.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Jason the arrow to start is a function of YouTube. If you look at this page (click on the link below), scroll down to the "Embeddable Player:" section for more info.

If you do copy an Embeddable Player link from You Tube you must remove all the " (quote) marks for it to work properly in the Discuss-o-Mat.

As for any other site you'll have to research to see if they offer embeddable player options.

 

[jasonl]

Thanks.

 

[gansky1]

Very cool, posting functions and the Disposall too!

 

[tolivac]

After watching the GE video again on Roberts link-tried the one about "Garbage Disposer"you hear a man and womans voices as they delight in feeding their ISE unit banana peels.You hear the woman say-"Banana Pudding"Then she suggest throwing a bag in it.

 

[neptunebob]

Will GE still make disposals?

Guess what, the batch feed is the only one you can get from GE!

http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=RESULTSPAGE&CATEGORY=CA0028&SITEID=GEA

It's expensive too! Also, I can't find GE disposals in any store. You would think HD would have them but all they have are Insinkerators.

I'm bummed. My mother wants a new garbage disposal and I really wanted a "General Electric Disposall" for "more gracious living.

 

[hoover1060]

Yes there are disposals with the GE name

they are made by Anaheim, and around here available at Menards hardware.
You can also buy them from Ebay for pretty reasonable too.
Search ebay under disposer or disposal and you will find tons of them!