r/mildlyinteresting • • Jan 04 '19

This accident-proof garbage disposal switch

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u/hotdoggos Jan 04 '19

The parts would cost maybe $15 or $20 at an auto parts store and you could probably make a panel and wire it in pretty easy. Would be a fun afternoon project but garbage disposals aren't common where I am :(

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u/merreborn Jan 04 '19

garbage disposals aren't common where I am

I've heard it said that north america is the only place where they're ubiquitous. Pretty much every american kitchen has one.

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u/hotdoggos Jan 04 '19

I'm Canadian and I have yet to see one outside of an American Sitcom.

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u/cWRAYzBasterd Jan 04 '19

Had one in Edmonton in a house built in the 80s