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Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Will there be enough fall between the disposal outlet and the pipe in the wall after you lower the disposal?

Not sure, I think it would be fairly close, but I have not measured. I was thinking that might be a problem, but wasn't sure.

Originally Posted by Christien

Why would you reverse them? IMO, the sink+disposal is where you peel carrots or potatoes, clear the dinner plates, dump the chopping garbage from the cutting board. What else is the little sink good for, other than a basin for water to wash that stuff down the disposal? If you were to swap them, I would think that would render the little sink completely useless.

frankly, the sink as already nearly useless. I think the problem is the faucet. It will put water into that sink, but it's kind of a high velocity water and it often ends up splashing around and making a mess.

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

There might be, it's hard to tell from the perspective of the photograph. A careful measurement is indicated.

Here's how I would do it. Carefully measure to confirm that there is fall between the disposal outlet and the wall. Move disposal. Glue up appropriate piping. Put extra RTV and epoxy on the slip nut connects for extra security. Then cut it all apart and start over after I realize I ran the pipe through the loop in the sprayer hose. YMMV.

I think I've done that before in the old house.

Originally Posted by GWN7

Put a second disposal on the big sink. Then it doesn't matter which one you dump the junk into.

Hah, nice, I like it, but I'm not going to spend money on an apt.

Originally Posted by O'Grady

The disposal should never discharge into the horizontal, it comes with a 90° drop for a reason, the small (prep sink) is the correct location for the the unit.
Most responding here are forgetting how a baffle tee works and how the lager basin is designed to wash the smaller, physics 101?
P.S. Unlike others I am an expert on this.

OK, well, the complex is about 1 year old, so this is how "they" put the place together. So far it seems to work ok for us. The small sink may be more useful if we had a different faucet, but we don't. I think we'll just have to live with it.

Originally Posted by craigster59

Is this for you or a tenant? As a landlord, I've found that tenants and garbage disposals are a bad mix. They think you can put ANYTHING down there.

We are the tenants, and you're right, I've had a heck of a time getting my loose change and broken glass through the thing. it makes a HORRIBLE racket. I have a mind to complain to management!