View Full Version : Pure genius or pure stupidity?
kreblak
09-29-2003, 2:06 AM
Anybody know a good garbage disposal model that can be plugged into an outlet and easily modified? I am tinkering with the idea of connecting a big impeller to a disposal motor in place of the macerator. Since the disposal already has plumbing fixtures, I figure it is a natural choice. Essentially, I want to be able to have a big pump that moves a LOT of water at the flick of a switch.
Overkill?
BrianH
09-29-2003, 8:02 AM
I think it would be easier to buy a regular 1/4 to 1hp pump at your local HD or Lowes.
Brian
kreblak
09-30-2003, 9:05 AM
Yeah, it would, wouldn't it? I just got struck with the inspiration to make something out of the disposal.
DeVitaf
10-02-2003, 9:17 AM
Inconceivable! :D
kreblak
10-02-2003, 10:58 PM
R.O.U.S.'s?!? Personally I don't believe they exist...
liquafaction
10-04-2003, 7:57 PM
thats stupid........lol
really though, what are you trying to pump?
kreblak
10-06-2003, 9:02 AM
I was going to pump water from a mixing tank into a holding tank, and it has to go up one story. I have an extra disposal, which is how I got the idea. I'll probably just get a 1 HP pump to do it.
mogurnda
10-06-2003, 9:47 AM
Seems like it might be useful for a high-volume transfer, but you would probably have to put way too much work into it to build enough pressure to go upstairs.
If you ever have a tank with a huge population of filter feeders, maybe you could use it to convert seafood into imitation zooplankton.
kreblak
10-06-2003, 10:18 AM
LOL! Just keep the macerator in and use it to liquefy shrimp and such until the filter feeders can use it, huh? Not a bad idea. :D I'll call it "marine snow"
mogurnda
10-06-2003, 10:34 AM
There's also the possibility to build the mother of all wavemakers with it. Just imagine your tank as a swirling vortex!
kreblak
10-06-2003, 10:39 AM
Oh man, that made me laugh! I just this mental image of my tank like a shower drain. Talk about random water movement! Maybe I could create some kind of trap above the intake that kept fish out, but sucked green hair algae in....
OrionGirl
10-08-2003, 1:59 PM
I would be concerned that the disposal would have metal parts that would react poorly with salt water...
And now, I must be picky...
Westley says "Truly, you have a dizzying intellect." And, the line regarding R.O.U.S's is as follows:
Buttercup: Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.'s?
Westley: Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.
The Princess Bride is one of my favorite flicks--I have it memorized.
gregg604
10-08-2003, 2:25 PM
Kreblak,
"Your intellect is truely dizzying!"
-The Dread Pirate Roberts
Like your quote, but I think truely is spelt wrong. Truly. Unless it is supposed to be ironic, in that case it's pretty funny.
kreblak
10-08-2003, 2:31 PM
And now we know why I got C's and D's in spelling while in elementary school. Truely, I made an error. ;)
gregg604
10-08-2003, 3:17 PM
No worries. Where did you get the quote from?
kreblak
10-08-2003, 3:40 PM
It is the line Wesley (aka The Dread Pirate Roberts) says to Veccini during their battle of wits in the movie "The Princess Bride"
gregg604
10-09-2003, 4:02 PM
I havent' seen the Princess Bride since I was a kid. Man that was a good movie.