Garbage disposal?

[frisbeekev]

Is it possible to add a garbage disposal to an rv sink? Obviously you would have to cap off the piece that usually runs to dishwasher and run a dedicated wire to a switch . Can and rv gray water system handle it? Has anyone tried this?

[harris2020]

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[harris2020]

DilanYah wrote:
Garbage disposals for houses - YES! For RVs - NOPE, due to water usage and bouncing.

The need to run water through the disposal while it is working would use quite a bit of water out of your tank and fill the grey water tank sooner. Not a real problem if connected to city water and a public sewer, but not for drycamping.

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[harris2020]

DilanYah wrote:
Garbage disposals for houses - YES! For RVs - NOPE, due to water usage and bouncing.

The need to run water through the disposal while it is working would use quite a bit of water out of your tank and fill the grey water tank sooner. Not a real problem if connected to city water and a public sewer, but not for drycamping.

The heavy disposal would crack the sink and/or loosen the plumbing when going down a bumpy road. If you decide on getting a garbage disposal, get a lighter one reviewed by ***Link Removed***https://www.smartgarbagedisposal.com/

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[Grit_dog]

Most of the negatives are just inconveniences. But if one doesn't understand that the food and grease will build up and get stuck in the gray tank, not only reducing the gray capacity but the stink of rotting food. I'd rather my gray water "clean the dump hose" after dumping black.
But your rv, your rules. It'll work. I just see it as more work to keep up with the garbage disposal. And you'd an only use it where you have convienet/ endless water/dump capabilities.

[bucky]

Is there enough water for the GD and the hot tub? Priorities man, priorities. :R

[eend]

Your camping, no need for those fancy gadgets. Id say don't put a garburator in your RV, there are plenty of garbage cans around the campground and going for walk to the garbage can, don't hurt no one, it will get your ass out of the chair.

[wopachop]

High five to being lazy!! Im more of a slob. Party all night. Make a bunch of late night food. Worry about dishes the next day.

Im spoiled in the sense that i take them outside and blast off the dried food with a garden hose. Then bring into the trailer for a soap wash.

[Fisherman]

I think the whole problem is laziness, wipe the plates and cups down with a couple of paper towels and then go do the dishes.

[wopachop]

Bobbo wrote:

wopachop wrote:
I havnt (sic) read a convincing argument towards no.

Personally, I thought the argument about lack of water flow and small drain lines clogging up with the ground up food was pretty convincing. I also thought the increased water usage requiring nearly daily dumping was pretty convincing too. But, that's just me.

None of those examples are valid to me. We all agree youre not gonna dump food down the drain on purpose right? It would be to grind up anything that slips passed.

Water Flow? Thats silly. Fill up the sink and crank the GD when you pull the drain.

Water Usage? Im going to fill the sink anyway. Plus dont the majority of folks here camp with full hookups?

Drain Pipe Size? Lets pretend a piece of food slips down the drain. How would chopping it into smaller pieces be worse for the pipe? Again youre not dumping a pound of leftover pasta down the drain in your RV.

Overall the more i think about it the more i would rather have a grey tank flush than a garbage disposal. If the whole goal is to have a clean and odor free grey tank.

[time2roll]

At home the pipe is 1.5" off the disposer. RV might be 1.25" and is fine.
I assume disposer is more for use when fully hooked up. Even boondocked you just need to run the disposer once a day when draining the wash or rinse water.
As for stressing the sink while travelling, I believe there is more stress and vibration just running the disposer. Not an issue.

[Bobbo]

wopachop wrote:
I havnt (sic) read a convincing argument towards no.

Personally, I thought the argument about lack of water flow and small drain lines clogging up with the ground up food was pretty convincing. I also thought the increased water usage requiring nearly daily dumping was pretty convincing too. But, that's just me.

[wopachop]

I havnt read a convincing argument towards no. Ive also thought about installing one. Well mostly ive thought about how i dislike when food gets passed my strainer. I wipe dishes down but things still happen. It would be sweet to fire up a GD real quick. Grind it up in hopes it will exit the tank easier being smaller and lighter.

Wouldnt mind a grey tank flush instead of a GD. I got to think heavier food particles get trapped similar to what we see happen in the black tank.

[RICK-ards_Red]

Park owners may not like greasy food stuff running through their plumbing as well.

[Fisherman]

I just put the pots and plates out and let the dog lick them clean.