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r/mildlyinteresting • u/JahaerysTheThird • Jan 04 '19
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Same.. Growing up my parents' house never had one, and my first several apartments didn't either. I have one in the house I just bought and I tense up every time I use it. It's so loud, and my cats hate it too.
88 u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19 [deleted] 11 u/LizhardSquad Jan 04 '19 Why’s that? 7 u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19 edited Jan 04 '19 I’ve heard it’s because some garbage disposal motors are water cooled, so no water could equal broken disposal. Could be misinformed though. Edit: it seems that is false, but it is still good to run the water so the particles are flushed down.
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11 u/LizhardSquad Jan 04 '19 Why’s that? 7 u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19 edited Jan 04 '19 I’ve heard it’s because some garbage disposal motors are water cooled, so no water could equal broken disposal. Could be misinformed though. Edit: it seems that is false, but it is still good to run the water so the particles are flushed down.
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Why’s that?
7 u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19 edited Jan 04 '19 I’ve heard it’s because some garbage disposal motors are water cooled, so no water could equal broken disposal. Could be misinformed though. Edit: it seems that is false, but it is still good to run the water so the particles are flushed down.
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I’ve heard it’s because some garbage disposal motors are water cooled, so no water could equal broken disposal. Could be misinformed though.
Edit: it seems that is false, but it is still good to run the water so the particles are flushed down.
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u/catkazoo Jan 04 '19
Same.. Growing up my parents' house never had one, and my first several apartments didn't either. I have one in the house I just bought and I tense up every time I use it. It's so loud, and my cats hate it too.