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For a novice, how tough a task should this be? I'm getting the same model so everything should fit the same. Electric is already in. Am I missing anything?
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steelblue, not sure if you are going to tackle it all at once, but if you need any help replacing the metal food strainer in the sink, I can walk you through it.Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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Not hard at all.
How to install a garbage disposal.
Just be careful. They are heavy and can do some serious damage if it falls on you.
My dad was installing a garbage disposal and thought he got the disposal locked in under the sink. He didn't, and it fell hitting him in the forehead. He got a good bump, but thought nothing of it. A few days later he started losing his vision. Local doctors couldn't figure it out and he was sent to the UCLA medical center. They got the vision loss stopped, but he can only see from the waist up. Everything below the waist is a grey blur."I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's a$$, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it". - Tommy Callahan IIIComment
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True story:
It took me 5 hours to replace the disposal and I still did it wrong. The motor of the new disposal got fried before the circuit shut off.
My dad replaced that one in about 20 minutes."Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
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Yikes DT, that's a horrible story. I will make sure I do not smash my head. DDD, not sure if I'm ready to replace the strainer I'm not superman.Comment
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Just remember this...Originally posted by SteelBlue View Post
There is a plastic knockout that you need to remove. This is where the hose from your garbage disposal dumps into the disposal. If you don't do it before install you will have to take all of that crap apart and start over.
Guess how I know... :PComment
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This is probably the best reason to have this forum. And why DIY is so painful sometimes. You learn these lessons the hard way, yet how many times in your life are you going to replace a garbage disposal? Maybe once or twice more.Originally posted by The_Tick View Post"It's true that everything happens for a reason. Just remember that sometimes that reason is that you did something really, really, stupid."Comment
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Shouldn't be a problem at all. When I've removed and replace mine I've put a small bottle jack under the disposal to hold it in place while I connected/disconnected. When I didn't have the jack I just used a bucket of the right height to wedge it in place underneath so I had both hands free. Good luck!"It's devastating, because we lost to a team that's not even in the Pac-12. To lose to Utah State is horrible." - John White IVComment
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Pretty straight forward install. Be sure to flip the breaker off before starting and also keep a towel or small basin to catch the water and gunk when you remove the old one."Nobody listens to Turtle."-TurtlesigpicComment
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Not tough at all.
Whatever you do, spend a few extra bucks and get the super heavy duty disposal. I recommend a 3/4 HP unit. I have this one:
http://www.homedepot.com/Appliances-...atalogId=10053
and it is awesome. You can put anything down the sink and it chews it right up. Hasn't jammed on us once."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
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Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
I don't use a disposal. We just dump our food into the drain...and then I reach in with my hand and pull everything out and dump it into the garbage can.
How do you like that one DDD!!!!!!!!Comment
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Who is "we?"Originally posted by UteStar View Post
I thought you said you wanted to live alone and have some time to figure out who you were?
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Not tough at all, especially if you are using the same make and model. I did mine a couple of years ago and it went just fine. It may be helpful to have an extra pair of hands once you're ready to get the new one on. They can be a pretty snug fit.Comment
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Originally posted by TripletDaddy View PostWho is "we?"
I thought you said you wanted to live alone and have some time to figure out who you were?
I have already figured out who I am: 1/3 Awesome, 1/3 Sexy and 1/3 fabulous. Combine those in a to-die-for clothes ensemble and you get The UteStarComment
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Very important!Originally posted by Surfah View Post
Also, be sure that the drain line for the second basin lines up perfectly with the opening into the disposal. If not, this can be a chronic source of leaks."Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --SolonComment
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