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  • From: Tim Oppenheim <timopp AT gmail.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Brainstorming about kitchen waste
  • Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 15:51:42 -0500

Anti- snake/ rodent up through sink defense. Could be startling with morning coffee.


On May 21, 2007, at 3:44 PM, Warren wrote:

Is there enough available water to wash the particles
away.
I'm sure that an S trap would be needed unless the
outlet is close enough to keep the pipe aerated.

There is unlimited water. While a trap would not be needed--no sewer
gases in such a system--it would inhibit food particle flow no more
than in city kitchens, almost all of which use garbage disposal units.


The P-Trap goes after the disposal. And if the line will drain like a normal
waste line it will work fine. I'd definitely want the p-trap to keep all
sorts of "crap" from coming up through the drain. I could see a draft effect
taking place, where your sink would draw the aroma of your compost pile,
chicken house, and waste line directly into your kitchen.

1/4" per foot is the standard fall for waste lines- steeper and the water
runs off leaving the solids, less and it won't drain properly. I might
"flatten" the pipe a little as it passes by the birds to give them a better
chance at catching a bite.

All in all, if logistically feasible it sounds like a great idea.

Warren

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