Good night, sweet garbage disposal, and a flight of angels sing thee to thy rest.

[mikeytherat]

I got 19 years of faithful service from you, ol' ISE Badger Model 5 disposal; recently, however, you started leaking. A rusted body cavity - fatal, I'm afraid, so I install your replacement tomorrow morning. May it give as many years as you, old friend.

mikey_the_rat

[sadbear]

1. When you turn that new one on,

you may not hear it, but trust me, it's on.

[sharp_stick]

2. If you aren't sure just

jam a spoon down there to check.

[mikeytherat]

8. Wow! You weren't kidding about the lack of noise in the new unit!

Very quiet compared with the old one.

mikey_the_rat

[HopeHoops]

3. Remember to punch out the return hole if you have a dishwasher. I fucked that up once.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

4. Ooooh. Good reminder. It happens a lot.

That and removing shipping bolts from a new clothes dryer.

[HopeHoops]

5. Yeah, I got called out to fix it on Thanksgiving night - no charge - it was my fault.

That was a serious fuck-up.

[Odd Won Out]

6. Not to disrespect the ISE Badger Model 5, but

the newer disposals are really nice. I replaced mine a few years ago, and soon forgot all about the old one, other that it was louder and less powerful than the new one.
Rarely, but sometimes change is good.

[kwassa]

7. Use a scissors jack from a car ....

to hold up the new disposal while you are screwing it in place under the sink.

Unless you have a big space under there and someone else can help you.