Home Improvement

I still like having one, even if we don't actually use it to dispose of a lot of volume. There's a ton of times where there's just a bit of food debris or something stuck in a bowl or container or whatever. It's really nice to be able to just rinse stuff out with hot water and the sprayer so we can toss it in the dishwasher.

Intrinsic said:

Probably going to have to replace my disposal. Have discontinued power and dishes around inside, pulled out a few things that “somehow” were stuck in there, reset switch, and used a broom to rotate everything. It still refuses to go bbbrrrrr. Motor just sounds like it is seized or stuck and it whines.

I’ve done two of these in the past and the plumbing never seems to line up exactly and it turns in to this hugely irritating process. It doesn’t look like the Badger 1-90 is still made and the most direct replacement is the Badger 1xl or whatever. Hopefully the connections are close to the same.

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Was at Lowe’s selecting one when a bro came up and was like “buy the 50$ Walmart one”

i did, its great

Quiet, only thing is the rubber drain cover thing is very closed compared to the previous badgers insinkerator - works well no leaks easyer install imo

Intrinsic said:

Oh nice, does it use the same mount to the drain? Would love to not have to replace all that too.

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No its a different mount / drain, so buy a 4$ plumbers putty.

I have done 3 disposals- 2 were the badgers and only once could i just on/off the new one, the other time the mount was so rusted and old i had to put in the new mount / drain head anywho.

This one, to me was simpler to attach to the mount/drain than the others. It also has a unstuck button or something, i am sure the others have as well, but it seems to have all the features of the mid level badgers for less than the low level price - its stainless steel, 1/2hp not 1/3 etc.

It is also has a traditional wall plug, not a direct hard wire… i /think/ you can do either but i really forgot. I just took my current direct wire and put it into a new wall socket and just plugged it in. Again Walmart actually has a decent hardware section- so i got that from there for a few bucks.

Kajiimagi said:

Anyone on here replaced a door on an existing case opening and/or installed bi-fold doors?
House was as-is when we bought it and the door between the main part of the house & the utility/laundry area was non-existent. There was a door but it was removed (depressions where the hinge/strike were removed are still there. Assuming it will have to be louvered as the AC return is in there. Just trying to decide if this is worth the effort or if I need to get a handyman type in to do it.

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What type of bifolds are you getting just the normal closet/hide a mess ones with louvers? Those are really easy to install, they just take some adjustment. However the AC return thing worries me unless your system has enough returns that it won't create an imbalance.

Kajiimagi said:

I'm on board with your worry. Part of why I'm asking here. They would really only be closed when the washer/dryer is going. Here's why , when I watched Layer cake today ( Rate Movies You've Recently Watched. ) I was also doing laundry and had the TV blasting so I could hear it. Then I forgot to turn it down when I was done and it was ear splitting when my wife turned it on later. Louvered bi-fold doors if that's the way to go.
I'm not really past the think about it stage to be honest.

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If you got full length louvers it might be fine. With sound you're looking for coverage but airflow you may only need to keep it open a crack if it can't pull enough through the louvers. They're so cheap I think I'd probably try it and then make sure to do a paper test on suction through the louvers with the AC to see how bad it's restricting.

Erronius said:

I'm no plumber, but if it's above a bathroom and goes to the roof, it's probably a vent stack?

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It's the blowhole.

Erronius said:

AKA the Tubgirl Extension?

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I have no idea who that is, but I was imagining a sprinkler like spray of brown and/or yellow.