Why no potato peels in the garbage disposal?

Mominator

I think that it was this board that people were saying that. I have always put pretty much everything except bones in the disposal, and have been meaning to ask this, especially since I just peeled a bunch of potatoes and the skins are currently sitting in my sink.

punkfiction_v.3

hahaha what?! i throw everything down except bones and popcorn kernels lol

towedLCD13

NOOO - - DON'T DO IT!! 

It might clog your disposal beyond repair!  It's not worth the risk, I know from experience.  Just scoop them into the trash.

Mominator

punkfiction_v.3:

hahaha what?! i throw everything down except bones and popcorn kernels lol

Yeah, I have no idea. And I've only ever killed one disposal and that was when I accidentally put a steak bone in there....oops.

Ravings Rabbids

punkfiction_v.3:

hahaha what?! i throw everything down except bones and popcorn kernels lol

I won't throw a huge amount of pasta down there.  That's clogged up the disposal before and that wasn't fun.

punkfiction_v.3

well this thread is eye-opening

momtoRaegan041008

I run them through all the time!  Our previous home I think they had the lowest grade one and it would often clog up after putting potato peels down.  Nothing the plunger couldn't fix though. 

betsnup

Well, I put a handful of grapes in our disposal last night, and I thought I killed ours - it just completely stopped.  I thought I completely broke the thing and almost freaked out.  Luckily, it was just too much stuff - the first time that ever happened in 4+ years, and I've always put potato peels in there.  No more.  That scare last night freaked me out and the 5 minutes my disposal was "broken" taught me a valuable lesson.  Ha!

BridetobeEm

They can clog up the disposal.  My mom put a bunch down her disposal once and it threw up potato peels everywhere!  They came back up the sink, the pipe underneath cam apart and they came out the cabinet.  It was a disaster.  

Mominator

Huhm, does it make a difference witht he disposal that you have? When I bought this one last year I got the top of the line one that was considered just a step below commercial.

ajanes

After having Rescue Rooter to my house on 2 separate occasions, Don't Do It!  Lesson Learned!  It clogged our drain, disposal, and made a horrid mess. Trust Me!!!!

ali2005jason

Raving Rabbids:

I won't throw a huge amount of pasta down there.  That's clogged up the disposal before and that wasn't fun.

Ditto this. Had this happen before!!! Sucks major time

Goodysgirl

My garbage disposal has survived plenty of dish rags, bottle nipples, bottle caps and napkins. I would think after that potato peels would be no problem!

Mominator

Too funny. I just looked up my disposal and one of the first things it mentions in the item description is the ability to grind up potato peels.

https://www.homedepot.com/InSinkErator/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5Z1or/R-100466653/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 

 

jen_k2

I throw everything in my disposal, but this is why be put in a one horsepower disposal. lol

mlf625

Good to know, I didn't realize that. ?I knew about the pasta- I clogged mine up in my first apartment. ?Good thing I was dating a guy whose dad owned a plumbing company. ?;)

BrideInSunnyFL

I've worked for a plumber for 10 years now and my husband is a plumber.  Yes, the model does matter, the higher grade the more stuff it can handle.  The reason you can't put certain things down it is because it will get stopped up.  We ended up taking our disposal out completely, we kept having stoppages even with the best disposal (being married to a plumber does have some perks lol).

MattsWifey<3

Mine go in there...

MrsTotty

When I was in college I put shrimp shells down mine.  Baaaaaaaaad idea.  So yeah, I'm pretty picky about what goes down ours 

mustangsallie

DH just clogged out with potato peels this weekend. He had to undo it all to get the clog out, it was disgusting!

I have also been told to never put strawberry tops down it, but that one seems weird to me.

lizzie53084

I would be lost if I couldn't feed my disposal anything and everything in my kitchen!

Whole oranges have been eaten by my disposal, not to mention the accidental things! We have the insinkerator (or whatever) I don't know the HP or anything but I would say it's a good one. All the leftovers when I clean out the fridge, including tons of pasta, whole bananas, whole pork chops...I could go on and on!