On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:35:13 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>
>Never a fan of GE appliances but it is what the builder put in the
>kitchen of our house. We upgraded the models but stuck with the brand.
>For the most part, they are OK but after 22 months, the garbage disposal
>died.
>
>Went on line, made an appointment and a repair guy came out five days
>later. He found the problem, an internal seal let water into the
>electrical portion, dead short. OK, I'll order another and be back next
>week. There was a $99 service call even under warranty after one year.
>
>First problem, they brag they have most parts on the truck. He did have
>the smaller 1/4 hp but not the 1/2 hp model. Why not carry the better
>one and offer to up sell? Of course the model was not readily available
>so the appointment was moved another week. Meantime, it was delivered.
>
>The morning of the appointment I get a call and a recorded message that
>all calls are recorded and the line goes dead. Half hour later I get an
>email "Thank you for rescheduling your appointment" They moved it to
>Thursday. I called immediately but did not good. The snippy customer
>service person just said "be sure to answer the phone" and hung up.
>
>Today the same guy came out and quickly made the change for $69.
>
>Lesson learned. I can no longer crawl under sinks but my first
>inclination was to just dump the POS and put in an InSinkErator or
>Kitchen Aid like I've had in the past. Would have cost a few bucks more
>but they last for many years.
>
>The only thing GE did was assure I will never buy anything from them
>again. The repair guy that came out was good, he has no blame but has
>little support.

I would have had the repair guy remove the garbage disposal on his
first visit, one person doesn't need any schtinking garbage
disposal... why do you put garbage in your sink, don't you own a trash
can?

There was an InSinkErator in my first house, it was schtupping up the
cesspool, was told to get rid of the InSinkErator and I did, no more
cesspool problems. Since then everything edible goes outdoors for the
critters, inedible goes into the trash can or recyclicable bin,
everything compostable goes into the composter... actually we have two
composters, they work very well, have been for nearly 30 years.
This is by far the best composter, our next door neighbor had no luck
with the expensive ones he bought so he ended up taking my advice and
bought this:
https://www.amazon.com/Algreen-Produ...s%2C211&sr=8-6
He ended up getting a 2nd one too... they are inobtrusive and don't
schtink. We have one near our vegetable garden and the 2nd one closer
to the house, saves plodding through snow during winter. Deer eat
most vegetable parings anyway except onion and they love banana peels.
On Lung Guyland the best critters for edibles disposal were seagulls.
We really don't compost a lot, the critters are the best composters,
mostly our compsters eat coffee grounds and teabags. When I prune
trees I toss the branches into the woods in a big pile for the
critters to live in. All kinds of critters make their home in those
piles of brush.

The most trash we have is used cat litter... trash is picked up once a
week by a private trash collector for a reasonable price, $20/mo.
Most people bury their used cat litter but to me that's pollution.