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Dzarate29

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20180416_204239.jpg Hey all, I will be adding a garbage disposal to my 1958 home in the coming weeks. When the plumber replumbed my house in 2013, I think he added an additional lower connection incase I ever added a disposal. I would just reconnect everything including the disposal the lower pipe, and cap off the higher one, correct? Thanks
 
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That bottom port is a clean out. You need something like this.

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Hey all, I will be adding a garbage disposal to my 1958 home in the coming weeks. When the plumber replumbed my house in 2013, I think he added an additional lower connection incase I ever added a disposal. I would just reconnect everything including the disposal the lower pipe, and cap off the higher one, correct? Thanks

If you are installing the disposal on the right side of the sink, simply loosen the slip-joint after the trap and insert it further in, or shorten it, and connect the disposal to that trap.

If you are installing it on the left side you'll need to rotate that trap to the right to connect it to that trap.
 
Ready for a rant?
There's 0 reason for anyone to have a disposal!
Plumbers and Roto Rooter love them because there the main reason drains plug up.
On a septic system even worst, why dump solids down the drain that are just going to fill up the tank?
On a public sewer system, dump it in the trash.
On a septic dump the coffee grounds, egg shells and veggie stuff in an empty plastic coffee can and later take it out to a compost pile and make great compost.
Been though this for the past 8 years, twice the drain was plugged up, septic tank had to be pumped twice at $250 A pop.
Even though there's a coffee can next to the sink, we own a compost barrel and have a raised garden.
 
I've had a disposal for the past 15 years never a problem if your CAREFUL about what your putting down them no whole dinner plates or any thing like that. I cant comment on what they do to septic system never been on one.One more thing never any rice or pasta now those will plug them up over time if not immediately.
 
One I unjammed was filled with a whole Lobster shell, claws and all.
Now that's operator error :)
 
We compost most stuff but we do use our disposal for meat and stuff that you shouldn't compost at home. Keeps the trash can from smelling. If I make chicken stock and have a lot of chicken bones and skin I bag it up and freeze it until trash day then I chuck it in the can. We store our trash bin in the garage and really don't want the stink of meat rotting in my garage.

I'm on a public sewer. Probably the biggest blocker of public sewers is people pouring grease down the drain. It solidifies in the sewers and forms a solid plug, throw in TP, wet wipes, feminine hygiene products and "bio-solids" and you've got a good recipe for a sewage overflow at the nearest upstream manhole.
 
Besides all the stories the machine will fit in there no problem. We have bio degradable pick up on garbage day in a separate container.
 

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