mudbug
Chef Extraordinaire
WHY are we supposed to only use cold water when running the disposal?
Garbage Disposal - Should I Drink This Kool Aid?
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Michelemarie
Executive Chef
Beats me, I didn't know we were only supposed to run cold water - I don't think hot will ruin it, I know I have been using all temps of water and haven't broke one yet!
Michelemarie
Executive Chef
Sounds good to me!
I thought it was because if you are an idiot and catch some splash its better it be cold and not hot. I think it is just a CYA thing on the manufacturers part.
Because if you are using hot water, then you are making sink soup, and not pureed garbage.
TATTRAT said:
OH-MY-GOSH! I couldn't decide if I was more grossed out or amused by that post. Karma regardless.
Constance
Master Chef
pdswife said:
That's my understanding also. I like TATTRAT's discription.
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
How about - It helps cool the moving parts.
FryBoy
Washing Up
To avoid overheating the motor, which is the biggest cause of failure in GDs. If you have a nice large blob of beef fat or chicken skin, for example, it can take several minutes to grind it all away, which beats sticking your mitt in the hole and pulling out that glop. Yuck!
But I do use hot water when I have something greasy to grind. I even pour bacon grease down the hole with hot water -- after adding a bit of detergent to the grease.
But I do use hot water when I have something greasy to grind. I even pour bacon grease down the hole with hot water -- after adding a bit of detergent to the grease.
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Harborwitch
Sous Chef
My ex was a plumbing contractor - he always said "COLD WATER" 
(well there was a "term of endearment" after that.
It was the grease thing. If you grind up grease with hot water it will go through the disposal, hit the pipes and as soon as it finds a cool spot it will solidify and eventually form a clog. If you use cold water it will flush through the pipes in small globs and not clog the pipes.
That was what he pounded into my head over 13 years.
(well there was a "term of endearment" after that.It was the grease thing. If you grind up grease with hot water it will go through the disposal, hit the pipes and as soon as it finds a cool spot it will solidify and eventually form a clog. If you use cold water it will flush through the pipes in small globs and not clog the pipes.
That was what he pounded into my head over 13 years.
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