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by: angiekaye Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Nov 26, '14 2:14am  
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- You only have two days left until Thanksgiving! While cooking the turkey and setting the table are probably top on your list, calling the plumber is near the bottom. But if you are not careful because it's a call you may be forced to make if you make this $250 mistake.Potatoes, carrots and turkey legs: All are going to be on your Thanksgiving plate, but when the meal is over, what happens next could cost you a lot of money.Susan Biscardi plans to serve a huge meal this Thanksgiving. But when the meal is over, she may be tempted to make an expensive mistake by cramming all that over junk into the disposal."I am afraid of breaking my disposal," she said.Unfortunately, so many people over-tax the disposal that plumbers consider Thanksgiving one of the busiest times of the year."Thanksgiving for plumbers is always quite busy, it is almost the Super Bowl for plumbers," said Joshua Rowland with John Moore services.Moore says some homeowners get lucky and the repair is less than $50, but that's not always the case."It can get definitely range in the hundreds of dollars, it can get quite expensive," Rowland said.A common problem is potato peels."One potato, OK, you start peeling the whole thing for 13 people and you start stuffing it in there, it is not going to make it all the way through, it is going to clog up," Rowland said.So instead of the disposal, dump bones and grease in the trash so you can concentrate 4951
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angiekaye Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Nov 26, '14 2:15am  
I never put peelings or grease down my sink, it actually clogs up the pipes with gunk     4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 26, '14 6:47am  
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 26, '14 6:54am  
I make it a habit to run hot water and the disposal for a very long time when using it. A lot of people turn the disposal and water off way too quickly. I pour grease down the disposal and very small scraps and I've never had a problem with any disposal. I also make it a habit to turn on the disposal and hot water on a periodic basis even when not chopping up scraps just to clear out the system.  4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 26, '14 7:18am  
Also have done all this with no issues. A plumber once told us a good thing to do is fill both sinks with water completely then pull the drain stop on both at the same time. That'll help keep your pipe clear 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 26, '14 7:51am  
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 26, '14 1:20pm  
I only put small bits in my disposal, I use a trash bowl then dump in my trash can. Well... except for the occasional spoon that gets stuck. Emoticon 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 26, '14 5:44pm  
I was expecting a Gallery Furniture commercial. 4951
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