How To Install A Garbage Disposal

What Is a Garbage Disposal For?

Garbage disposals are helpful to have because there’s less risk of plumbing drain damage from food going down the pipes, less trash being generated from food waste, and there is reduced kitchen odor from rotting food.

Steps for Installing a Garbage Disposal

People might want to try to install one themselves, so it’s important to understand the basics involved with the installation, particularly the parts and pieces that are needed.

How to Clean a Garbage Disposal

It’s very easy to get confused in the plumbing aisle, so Richard breaks down the various PVC piping and fittings that can be found. These are the steps for how to install a garbage disposal. What is a garbage disposal used for? Garbage disposals are used to grind up pieces of food that go down the kitchen sink. They are helpful because there’s less risk of plumbing drain damage from food going down the pipes, less trash being generated from food waste, and reduced kitchen odor from rotting food. What type of PVC pipe do I need? You can purchase standard, Schedule 40 PVC pipes under your kitchen sink. You will need a P-trap, as well as fittings to connect it to the sewer line. You may want to purchase fittings of a few different angles to make sure that you can easily make the connection. What is a P-trap? A P-trap is a U-shaped piece of pipe underneath your sink. This will always retain a little bit of water, which prevents sewer gasses from rising up through the drain.

Resources

Richard installed a Badger 100 ⅓ Continuous Feed Garbage Disposal, which is manufactured by InSinkErator. The other tools and materials he used to install the disposal, including the plumber’s putty, an array of PVC piping, fittings, cleaner, and glue and wrenches can all be found at home centers and plumbing supply houses.

Materials

Garbage disposal PVC piping Fittings Plumber’s putty Cleaner Glue

Tools