Sod Looks Like Garbage, Dead Garbage that is..what to do?
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Pets eating food out of the garbage
Comments (16)There are a lot of things that can kill a cat or dog -- onions, garlic, chocolate, grapes, raisins. Even sugarless chewing gum. Even if something was cooked in onions or garlic, that can make a pet ill. I would think that with all the sodium and preservatives in ham, that wouldn't be a good thing to let your cat eat. Secure the garbage can with a bungee cord if you have to. You just never want to wonder what your pet COULD have eaten. Keep it off limits and it won't be an issue. Cooked chicken bones -- or a part of a bone -- can get caught in a dog or cat's intestinal tract. If the animal has bloody diarrhea, that means some foreign object (toy, bone) has actually cut something inside of him or her (the vet's explanation). Usually when I have cooked bones or the trimmed fat from a piece of beef or any of the other things that I know can possibly hurt my dog, I put that stuff in a Ziploc bag and toss it into the freezer until the day the trash is being picked up....See MoreSink cabinetry ?'s (garbage under sink? Cabinet above?)
Comments (21)My kitchen is now 5 days old (haven't had time to take pics yet..too much time here instead!). I chose to have the garbage under my sink, instead of using up precious cabinet space. I have made 3 trips to Lowe's Rev-a-Shelf aisle because of a few things I did not consider before: 1) new 10" deep sink limits the height of the trash can I can use 2) hot water pipe limits the depth of the trash can I can use 3)left side of cabinet is totally unusable for trash due to 1 & 2 plus dishwasher drain hose from Bosch DW literally cuts the cabinet size in half (sigh!). My GC says he can call the plumber back "in a few weeks" to change all the plumbing around "for his hourly fees", but at this point I don't have the $$$ or the patience any more. I ended up buying the smallest Rev-a-shelf trash to fit the 16"deep space on the right. So, in summary, KUDOS to you for anticipating this issue before your plumbing is in. There are alot of after-market kits available, some much nicer than the small, cheap one I ended up with. Good Luck! Diane...See MoreHow many of you have a garbage disposal?
Comments (35)Rules... You're supposed to be able to put celery stalks and corn cobs down the Insinkerator Evolution (and, I believe, the Viking that inspired it). Celery is more generally a no-no because the strings would catch in the mechanism rather than grinding, and a cob would just be too hard and tough. They also allow pork and turkey bones. Operating rules: Always use plenty of water, and have that water going into the unit. (I know nothing about batch feed units, and if they have their own water or think they don't need it or whatever. I'm talking about open disposers here.) I always have things to rinse while it's on and am careful not to cup the rinse water or interrupt the flow, so that I'm not just using the water for the disposer. Be careful not to lose spoons, rings, etc., down it, and make sure they're not in there before you turn it on. Always unplug the disposer before putting your hand in to manually clear it if it gets stuck (a rare occurrence with a good unit, but accidents happen). There should be a reset button which you need to press to turn the unit back on after it quits from jamming, or whatever. Make the switch for the disposer hard to confuse with a light switch (air switch, location or whatever). Don't press things down into a running disposer (safety). Other than the current height of the art, here's a general list of what shouldn't go down a disposer: Nothing very stringy like celery, strings from peas and beans, whole asparagus, etc. No big, hard pits, like from stone fruits. Nothing very hard like mammal bones or turkey carcass. Bird bones, which are hollow and delicate, like chicken bones are all right. No big fibrous things like pineapple leaves or artichoke leaves or banana peels Not too much of a combination. One carrot top should be okay, bunches of carrot tops, not so much. Ten potatos' peels should be fine, especially if you grind as you go. A hundred lb. bag of potato peels, not so much. Don't stuff the disposer. Put some down, run with water, put some more and run again. No liquid fats--for the pipes. The disposer doesn't care. Some people here say you should not put eggshells in, but that one depends on the quality of the machine, how much water you use, and what kind of other cloggy crud you're putting down that you shouldn't. If you're pouring down grease (some of which can come from soaps), or flushing shells that aren't completely ground up through, they'll settle and clog the pipes. If they're thoroughly ground and you're using the disposer regularly for plenty of other stuff, it'll push the shells on through and they won't clog. Or something like that. Pipe clogs can happen with fibrous peels if they're not ground well, also. A poor quality disposer is a poor idea. What can go in: Table scraps other than bones, execpt for small birds' (chicken, squab, etc.) Peels Leaves meat "science projects" starches (with lots of water--you don't want them turning into glue in the......See Moregarbage disposal or no?
Comments (39)Definitely put in a GD! And, put it on both sinks if you have both a cleanup and prep sink. We only put one on our cleanup sink b/c my DH was trying to save money, and it's one of my regrets. When we build again, if he wants to do the same, it's the cleanup sink that doesn't get it! (My DH does most of the cleanup - so I'm sure he'll change his mind!) Nope, no compost pickup or anything remotely like that around here. We are on septic and have a GD. I use it probably more than most people above and have had absolutely no problems! We have the InSinkerator Evolution Septic Assist and we do use the bio-charge - I don't know if it helps or not, but since it's supposed to help, we do use it. Most municipalities today allow you to have GD if you have one designed for septic systems. No, the refuse does not end up in the ocean (or even rivers, etc.) It goes into the septic tank and, as Dchall discussed, it breaks down in the tank and actually helps the septic system to work better. See his/her post - it's correct. If you live somewhere where they dump into the ocean or similar, then you have bigger problems than people using GDs - not to mention untreated public waste. I didn't think that was even legal, at least not in the USA....See More- 8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago
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