Emilian Taranu
New Member
Hi Terry and fellow bloggers,
I'm new to this forum and of course, I have a question. I would appreciate an answer.
I filed a claim with my home warranty company just a few days ago for a leaky garbage disposal (it leaks from the bottom, the plumber sent to assess the situation said that it's due to the metal rusting, the unit is about 15 yrs old and "lasted more than average", he said; the disposal is still working great otherwise). In his report to the warranty company he mentioned that the disposal was improperly installed, which very quickly prompted the warranty company to decline the coverage. After several attempts to find out why the disposal was improperly installed, the plumber told me that it was because the disposal arm shoots directly across the T, rather than into the T. OK, I understood what he meant. Then I was told by an older gentlemen in the plumbing dept of a major home improvement store, who appeared to know his stuff, that if the T is a baffle T the installation is correct. I opened up the connections to see what type of T I have and it is a baffle T. The configuration I currently have is attached. Anyone happens to know if this is up to code in Missouri and if in fact the plumber was wrong in his assessment that that the disposal was improperly installed?
Thank you so much.
I'm new to this forum and of course, I have a question. I would appreciate an answer.
I filed a claim with my home warranty company just a few days ago for a leaky garbage disposal (it leaks from the bottom, the plumber sent to assess the situation said that it's due to the metal rusting, the unit is about 15 yrs old and "lasted more than average", he said; the disposal is still working great otherwise). In his report to the warranty company he mentioned that the disposal was improperly installed, which very quickly prompted the warranty company to decline the coverage. After several attempts to find out why the disposal was improperly installed, the plumber told me that it was because the disposal arm shoots directly across the T, rather than into the T. OK, I understood what he meant. Then I was told by an older gentlemen in the plumbing dept of a major home improvement store, who appeared to know his stuff, that if the T is a baffle T the installation is correct. I opened up the connections to see what type of T I have and it is a baffle T. The configuration I currently have is attached. Anyone happens to know if this is up to code in Missouri and if in fact the plumber was wrong in his assessment that that the disposal was improperly installed?
Thank you so much.