Disposal isn't flexible enough
November 22, 2011 11:47 AM Subscribe
Kitchen disposal's rubber splash guard hardly lets water pass through it - what are my options? Even after 6 mos of use, no sign of breaking in.
Just washing my hands causes the water to back up in the sink even though the actual drain is perfectly fine. Eventually water will pass v.e.r.y. slowly (there are small holes around the ring of the rubber guard). When I use a utensil to press one of the rubber 'petals' of our disposal down, the water gushes away instantly, which points me to the rubber splash guard as the issue.
Before I take a pair of scissors to it and attempt to make the rubber petals of the disposal smaller (is that a horrible idea?), am I missing something?
Just washing my hands causes the water to back up in the sink even though the actual drain is perfectly fine. Eventually water will pass v.e.r.y. slowly (there are small holes around the ring of the rubber guard). When I use a utensil to press one of the rubber 'petals' of our disposal down, the water gushes away instantly, which points me to the rubber splash guard as the issue.
Before I take a pair of scissors to it and attempt to make the rubber petals of the disposal smaller (is that a horrible idea?), am I missing something?
I had the same problem and cut off the tips of the petals. Have had to retrieve the occasional toddler spoon from the disposal, but otherwise no issues.
posted by ook at 12:34 PM on November 22, 2011
posted by ook at 12:34 PM on November 22, 2011
Best answer: Would jamming a glass or something that just barely fits down it and leaving it that way overnight put a permanent slight bend in the rubber? It might be enough. I'd try that first, and if that didn't work, I'd cut the little petals thinner so they still stuck out, but didn't touch each other.
posted by ctmf at 12:49 PM on November 22, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by ctmf at 12:49 PM on November 22, 2011 [1 favorite]
I think what you've got there is a feature designed to prevent small objects from getting down into the disposal without you noticing.
Garbage disposals are also pumps; the water will go down when you turn the disposal on, won't it?
posted by jamjam at 1:06 PM on November 22, 2011
Garbage disposals are also pumps; the water will go down when you turn the disposal on, won't it?
posted by jamjam at 1:06 PM on November 22, 2011
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