Waste disposal cabinet pull-out mechanism
chris2009
15 years ago
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Rev-a-Shelf waste pull out hardware; Rev-a-Motion
Comments (6)I _think_ rev-a-shelf makes many different kinds of openers. Maybe they all have fancy names to distinguish them and I never paid attention? Maybe that's why sometimes you find items in the clearance that look like what's still selling at MSRP, even with the same numbers; maybe the closing systems change? I have a trash pullout that looks like badgergals, but there's some signficant resistance to pulling it out. I don't mind it, but it's not "soft". I have another trash pullout that's a completely different design. There are no pulleys or mechanism, really, for opening. They just glide out - smaller, aluminum cans. That's very easy pull out-puch in, but there's no self-closing mechanism at all. It's also RAS. To tell you the truth, it none of it matters to me all that much. Not as much as some other annoyance-parameters in the kitchen. I think a lot of thought goes into all this blum/soft-close hardware stuff when it may not quite warrant all that attention, at least not comparatively. YMMV of course. And I'm not saying it's not good to think about this stuff. Just that IMO making a "mistake" on this decision won't be really terribly horrible. =0.02 Badger, those curved cabinets of yours are so very elegant!...See Morenew 10' deep sink and disposal waste drain... help!
Comments (6)I think if you take the time to analyze the facts your answer will be a no brainer. Fact- A kitchen makeover is without question one of the largest and most expensive projects you can undertake in your home. Fact-The sink is without question the singular focal point of the kitchen. Almost every time you go in the kitchen, regardless of what the reason, you will ultimately end up at the sink if only to grab a glass of water. Fact- If you have your heart set o a 10" sink and settle for an 8" sink it will forever be a source of irritation and contention, one which you will confront dozens of times a day. Fact-If you are changing all the cabinets you will already have easy access to the wall and changing the drain line is no big deal. Fact-If you install the 8" sink now, then later decide you really want the 10" sink it could prove nearly cost prohibitive to make the necessary changes to the drain lines. Now let us consider what would be required to lower the drain while you have access to the wall. In a best case scenario when the fixture arm enters the wall it is connected to a vertical line by means of a sanitary tee. In that case it would be very easy to cut the line, lower the tee to the desired level and reconnect the line. In a worst case scenario the waste arm enters the wall then turns horizontal and runs through the wall to a point were it connects to a vertical stack. The question then becomes how far does the horizontal line travel through the wall? Under the IRC a kitchen sink drain line is an 1-1/2" line and it is allowed to run a maximum of 6' from the trap weir to the vent opening. Allowing that there is generally about 12" from the wall to the trap that means that the line could run up to 5' horizontally in the wall. Under the UPC we are required to use a 2" diameter drain line but the total developed length from trap weir to vent opening of a 2" fixture arm is limited to only 5' so we could anticipate a maximum of 4" horizontally in the wall. In all probability the portion of the wall that you would need to open up will most likely be covered by the cabinets when all done, therefore when you open the sheet rock it would only require a simple patch with one coat of mud & tape to prevent bugs from entering. Not a big deal here. The question then becomes how much should you lower the line? From your preliminary calculations you determined that you need approximately 2" however, from my experience it is much easier if we allow ourselves plenty of room, therefore I would lower the arm at least 4 or perhaps 5". Keep in mind that code will allow up to 12" vertical drop from the finished sink opening to the water level in the trap....See More15' vs. 18' waste pull out cabinet... does it matter?
Comments (11)I have the 15" pull-out. It is definitely enough, but I am the type of person to bring the garbage down to the garage every night. If you are not that type, then I doubt the 15" would hold more than a day's garbage, and so, wouldn't work for you. Furthermore, I have a disposal (the Waste King 3/4 hp batch feed) that I put in as much as possible, including corn cobs, smaller chicken bones, all vegetables, coffee grounds, pretty much anything within reason, and per the disposal's instruction manual which allows a lot. That helps a lot with diminishing the amount I put in the garbage, so I would advise you to get a good disposal (whatever the brand, it must be at least 3/4 hp or 1 hp) to go with the smaller pull-out. Also, so much in a kitchen design is compromise. If I were choosing between a larger sink or a 18" pull-out, the larger sink would win. You will be glad for a larger sink every time you use it....See MoreWaste King disposal - too many models available - need advice
Comments (14)We have a Kitchen Aide 3/4 hp and it has worked extremely well for the past 15 years. This year it is finally having a little trouble but my husband worked on it and said that a tiny bit of rust had caused one of the blades to stick. He unstuck it somehow and it is working fine again. It does seem large under the sink but have never had anything else so I don't really know the difference. I know that it can handle large amounts of waste when I'm making vegetable soup or something like that with a lot of peelings. I can't think of anything I don't like about it. Mine is pretty old though and so I am not sure how they are now. I've been told not to get anything less than 3/4 hp. I would definitely get another KA if ever in the market again. Everything in my kitchen is KA and so that is the only reason I got it to start with, I was ordering appliances when we built the house and just stayed with all one brand. At the time 15 years ago, KA was considered a very good brand. Now there are all sorts of choices out there that I think only makes it more confusing!!!...See More2ajsmama
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