Double dishwasher, dble sink garbage disposal dilemma

pettychat · 01-12-2012, 04:08 PM

Hi

I was wondering if someone can help me. I had this configuration installed 2 years ago and since I’ve had to snake the main line (in my back yard) at least every 6 months. Im tired of renting a snake, shouldn’t my garbage disposal be on the left side? My drain is on the right side and I noticed with 2 of my family members that on their set up (the same as mine) they have the disposal on the left hand side ( dishwasher on the left hand side as well. I notice that the water backs up a lot on the right side (non disposal side) until I turn on the disposal. Then the water goes down. Should I switch disposal with the non disposal side? Anything you can help would be appreciated. I’m tired of getting blisters from feeding the 50' auger in my backyard drain.

Part time plumber in California

plummen · 01-12-2012, 04:34 PM

Picture?

TarheelTerp · 01-12-2012, 04:43 PM

I hate double sinks...
neither one of them is big enough to put a really big pan (or the baby) into.

Convert to ONE sink and ONE disposer... life will be fine.
(and with a lot less snaking)

01-12-2012, 04:08 PM	#1
pettychat Newbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1	Double dishwasher, dble sink garbage disposal dilemma Hi I was wondering if someone can help me. I had this configuration installed 2 years ago and since I’ve had to snake the main line (in my back yard) at least every 6 months. Im tired of renting a snake, shouldn’t my garbage disposal be on the left side? My drain is on the right side and I noticed with 2 of my family members that on their set up (the same as mine) they have the disposal on the left hand side ( dishwasher on the left hand side as well. I notice that the water backs up a lot on the right side (non disposal side) until I turn on the disposal. Then the water goes down. Should I switch disposal with the non disposal side? Anything you can help would be appreciated. I’m tired of getting blisters from feeding the 50' auger in my backyard drain. Part time plumber in California Last edited by pettychat; 01-12-2012 at 04:09 PM. Reason: no photo

01-12-2012, 04:34 PM	#2
plummen retired elect/hvac/plumb Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: south east of omaha Posts: 2,391	Double dishwasher, dble sink garbage disposal dilemma Picture?

01-12-2012, 04:43 PM	#3
TarheelTerp MarginallyQualified Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Winston-Salem NC Posts: 2,808	Double dishwasher, dble sink garbage disposal dilemma I hate double sinks... neither one of them is big enough to put a really big pan (or the baby) into. Convert to ONE sink and ONE disposer... life will be fine. (and with a lot less snaking)

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