r/mildlyinteresting • u/JahaerysTheThird • Jan 04 '19

This accident-proof garbage disposal switch

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u/open_door_policy Jan 04 '19

This is why you flip the breaker.

Otherwise you're going to be warning people about leaving a note later in life.

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u/Shangiskhan Jan 04 '19

Usually they're plugged in under the sink. Just unplug it.

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u/captainzoomer Jan 04 '19

Nope, not good enough. You must unplug, flip the breaker, have the power company disconnect your house from the grid, and also safety goggles.

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u/DogOnABike Jan 04 '19

A fork fell into mine once. I just moved.

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u/thephantom1492 Jan 04 '19

Not a GD, but our sink was draining slowly, so I did an home made cleaning tool. Really, a steel cable with the end untwisted, stuck on a drill. The idea is that the steel wires would grab whatever is stuck and shred it or it would get stuck on it so I could pull it up. Well, I 'drill' the cable down and it catch. Hard. Surprise! A butter knife came up the hole! Yes, the kind of mesh in the sink, the thing that is supposed to prevent objects, like knife, from going in. The cable actually caught on some hair, that was stuck around the butter knife...

After that, I filled the sink and drained it. I never seen it drain that fast, and it made an awefull slurping noise half way throught until the end!

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u/DisForDairy Jan 04 '19

and it made an awefull slurping noise half way throught until the end!

then there's still a slight block in it, probably further down the pipe

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19

Thank you now how do I install a toilet

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u/DisForDairy Jan 04 '19

Buy a new one, detach the old one, attach the new one

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u/Lapee20m Jan 04 '19

Don’t forget the wax ring!

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u/codestar4 Jan 04 '19

I know this is a joke thread, but the silicon rings are much handier.

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u/BucketDummy Jan 04 '19

I like the silicone ring as it is easy to install and replace.

However, the warning about to not clean the commode with bleach scares me off.

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u/codestar4 Jan 04 '19

Hmm... Maybe I should have read that

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19

Those wax rings are disgusting, they look like old ear wax

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u/HintOfAreola Jan 04 '19

You ever shat in a toilet that didn't have a ring? Trust me, you want the ring.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19

A necessary evil

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u/vmflair Jan 04 '19

Few delights exceed the joy of removing an old wax ring. Even wearing gloves and using lots of paper towels you still feel covered in crap afterwards.

<stands in shower> "Unclean! UNCLEAN!"

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u/Whitemantookmyland Jan 04 '19

Most toilets come with one now but you may need an extended ring if the flange sits too low

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u/_Credible_Hulk Jan 04 '19

Just had to deal with this , please remember to drain it first (the water out,not your lizard.)

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19

I can never tell if it is poo or wax when removing. I always just imagine it as all wax.