garbage disposer can start a fight!

[Sam Leon]

I posted about one property that seem to have chronic kitchen drain backup problems.  Four months into a new lease I have been there three times already.

Not a big deal, its usually on the trap arm and not in the main line.

I have to go measure the window dimensions for hurricane panels and replace the ac filter anyways.

The wife was home.

I tested the drains, the left side with the garbage disposer backed up, the right side drain has no issue.  So this is an easy one.

I cleared all the junk from the sink cabinet out so they don't get wet when I take the trap assembly apart.  Put a bucket under and disassembled the tail piece coming off the disposer.

I then disconnected the other end and in between its totally jammed up by something.  I used a stick to push the mess out and it looks like some sort of seaweed twisted together in a big bunch completely clogged up the 1-1/2" pipe.  I then showed it to her and told her to not put this into the disposer again.

She took a look and said that's her seaweed salad.  Then she immediately turned around and called her husband and screamed at him over the phone "...YOU THREW AWAY THE SEAWEED SALAD I MADE FOR YOU!...yes you DID...its what's clogging the kitchen sink...I have a picture if it...no its not left overs its the whole salad you put down there...its good 4 you...how long have you been throwing away your lunches?  The kitchen clogged several times...WE NEED TO TALK!"

Oh oh...