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Default Another bowl incident!


"dsi1" > wrote in message
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On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 12:45:38 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> This one was weird. Two bowls, nested in the dishpan. Different brands.
> The
> outer one had a ridge around it, just down from where the lid would rest.
> The Pyrex one was stuck inside. I think the bowls were the same size but
> slightly different shapes. The Pyrex one has a flat lip at the top. I
> could
> not get it out, because I couldn't grab a hold of the lip.
>
> I moved both bowls out of the dishpan to the empty sink next to it. All I
> did was attempt to tip them sideways until the inside bowl slid out. Did
> not
> get that far! The outer bowl shattered, mostly into square little pieces
> the
> size of fish tank gravel. A few pieces were slightly bigger. Despite my
> best
> efforts, about a cup of glass went down the sink.
>
> The glass was surprisingly thick so of course bunged up the disposal yet
> again. But this time, he was home and helped me with it. His hands are
> stronger and he was able to use the tool more easily than me.
>
> I'm starting to get frightened of glass bowls. They shouldn't break this
> easily!


You ground up a cup of glass in your disposal? My guess is that your trap is
filled with glass. The trap should be removed and cleared of glass. Oddly
enough, it's fairly easy to remove the disposal so next time you might want
to take it off and empty as much glass as you can before powering through
glass. My way is kind of boring and tedious. Your way is a lot more radical
and fun!

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A cup is what I picked out of there. I think only a few bits went down. I
would have no clue how to take off the disposal.