Tootfinder

@shaun@mastodon.xyz
2025-07-07 15:34:40

Replaced the garbage #disposal last night. It's one of those jobs like redoing the guts of a toilet; seemed intimidating but it was far easier than I expected. (Replacing with the same model helps.) #insinkerator #diy

Looking underneath a kitchen sink, into the cabinetry. It's mostly empty because some gasket in the garbage disposal wore out, and water leaked all the fuck over. The old disposal is out, and I'm cleaning the P traps while I'm down there.

The entrance hole to the old garbage disposal's big chamber of grindery and pain. It's one of the most disgusting holes I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of holes. Some funky buildup of years' worth of food particles, grease, and who the fuck knows what is all smeared around the top. Down in the business area of the disposal, there's some bits of cat food, and some carrot from my salad at lunch.

Back under the kitchen sink looking into the cabinets again, the new disposal is installed. The only difficult part of the job was getting it physically into the correct orientation to mate it up with the latch. (The serial number and a note I taped onto the disposal about spare parts have both been blurred out)