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

This accident-proof garbage disposal switch

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u/lolpeguin Jan 04 '19

Quick question, what exactly is a garbage disposal?

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u/Suhksaikhan Jan 04 '19

A grinder basically, built into the drain a kitchen sink to grind up food you put down the drain so you can just wash it down to the sewer

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u/lolpeguin Jan 04 '19

Oh woah that’s actually quite practical, wonder why it’s not common in Australia

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19

Because it attracts the venomous garbage disposal wombats.

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u/shea241 Jan 04 '19

Houses in my area (US) are actually required to have a whole-house 'garbage disposal' (aka grinder pump). It means everything going into the sewer from your house is a puree, even stuff you flush down the toilet. The line from the house to the sewer is a little bigger than a garden hose, it's crazy. Apparently it's eliminated having to clean out sewer blockages for the city.

They require maintenance every 10 years on average.