Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances, 3rd Edition

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Garbage Disposers

The garbage disposer provides a convenient and sanitary way to dispose of food waste (Figure 15-1). No sorting or separating of the food waste is necessary. It is designed to handle all types of food waste. If, however, the garbage disposer drains into a septic tank, organic wastes, such as egg shells, lobster, crab, and shrimp shells should be kept at a minimum. Items such as tin cans, glass, china, bottle caps, metal, etc., should never be placed in the garbage disposer because they might damage the appliance and plug the drain.

FIGURE 15-1 Exploded view of a batch feed garbage disposer.

Types

There are two types ...