Glad you pointed out what I forgot to say. Didn't want my message to be a total downer but I think this could append to the beginning with a line that says "If you still want to try this"
And if the line crumbles before it goes into the wall, count yourself blessed. Many times as I put one in for someone it breaks inside the T inside the wall. You become real popular when you tell them, you didn't know that would happen and they'll have to put out a bit more money so the bad pieces can be replaced. When I remodeled my place in Charlotte last summer, I pulled the disposal out because I didn't want them calling me saying they don't know what happened but it doesn't work. We're not paying the rent until it works again. Last time it caused a problem some idiot dropped a fork into it while running and it got bent around and lodged,, locking it up tight. At Sears, people kept their "MPA" in place and instead of fixing them, Sears just replaced them. Before I left I knew of 2 customers that had models from 1990 and they had paid insurance all those years. But that's worth replacing after you pay for 18 years on something that only costs $150... ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Rossi To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] garbage disposal The one thing you will need the most of is patience. If you manage to pull off the installation with less than three trips to the hardware store, you are lucky. You will find that none of the pieces of pipe that you have, or that came in the kit, will line up, or are the same size, as what is currently under your sink. The ancient piece of crumbling pipe that disappears into the wall and into the stack, will defy all attempts to accept a fitting and will begin to crumble in your hand as you try. You will smash the back of your head on the cabinet frame at least twice as you are reaching in and out. You will wish for a third hand as you try to lift the disposal into place and try and line it up with the flange. Other than that, it is a piece of cake. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [email protected] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
