Remove that Garbarge Disposal Now!

 

To owners/managers of rental properties, gargbage disposals are like a hanging fingernail – they are painful to have around and the sooner they are gone the better..

What do I have against gargabe disposals?

1) they just hang below the sink waiting to break down

2) they can smell like a sewer, and

3) they are a hazard to tenants!

There is almost no upside to having garbage disposals. If tenants have leftover food,  they just throw it into the trash can.

Having just replaced garbage disposals in two of my rental houses, I can say that there is one good thing that I like about garbage disposals. They are easy to remove.

Removing the Disposal

1. Use the GD remover tool to release the garbage disposal. Remove tubing first. The GD will fall to the ground. Be ready to catch.

2. The one tricky part is that to remove the basket fron the sink opening (that was formerly connected to the GD), there is a retainer ring below  the sink that must be pried off with a screwdriver.

 

Once the garbage disposal is out, replace it with the appropriate pipes.These days,the tubing just connects togther. No need for glue.  It’s as easy as putting tinger toys together. Piece of cake.

If you need, help ask the experts at Ace Hardware. That’s what I did.

 

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  10. Andy says:

    “It’s true that garbage disposals are easy to remove… and replace. Are you replacing units as the break or just slowly removing them from all your rental units? Where you’re located can your tenants compost? Just wondering. Thank you.

    • Terry says:

      Andy,

      Thank you for your insightful comment.

      I have been removing garbage disposals as they go bad.

      That is a interesting question that you pose regarding composting. Rental house owners face a perplexing dilemma. On one hand, we don’t like the frequent requests from tenants to repair their disposals, and the regular cost of replacing disposals when they go bad.

      However, in looking at the big picture, if everyone who owned a garbage disposal did what I do, it would increase the amount of food sraps, that produce methane in our landfills.

      But, it would also reduce the food scraps flowing to the waste water treatment plant, which is also costly.

      Composting is a logical alternative because the food products can be used to enrich the soil. I’ve read that San Francisco and other cities collect its citizens green waste. Unfortunetely, Tucson is not quite there yet, but I think we are moving that direction.

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