City of Edmonton AGAINST Kitchen Garburator

We were in our local Rona store (We shop everywhere for parts - because nobody seems to be a one-stop shop) the other week and I picked up a a booklet from their customer service desk:

Edmonton's Green Home Guide

On page 38 it says,

"Try to avoid using a kitchen garburator, since it consumes energy and water every time you flip the switch.  Putting food waste down the sink increases the load on city sewage systems and treatment plants....."

www.edmonton.ca/greenbuilding

I couldn't agree more.

A couple of nights ago we were unclogging a kitchen sink drain that was attached to this kitchen garburator and sure enough it had a tangle of something that should go down the drain.

We are always told not to put too much toilet paper (which disintegrates in water) down the toilet (which is connected to a minimum 3 inch diameter pipe). However, everybody seems to think it is normal to throw garbage down the kitchen sink drain (which is usually only 1.5 inch diameter pipe). Sounds irrational to me. But then again I just made money unclogging a kitchen sink drain which had "garbage" in it. I know some of you will say that you have never had a problem, but one day someone is going to put something they shouldn't down the garburator.

So if you want to remove your kitchen garburator, we would be glad to re-pipe your drainage under your kitchen sink (for a fee, of course).


Thank you,


Jay Bortnik
Journeyman Jay Plumbing
Serving NORTH Edmonton
780-266-3939