This is the second time this has happened. Once with a neighbor and again this past week at our rental property. A penny, a simple little penny disrupted a household by lodging itself between the wall and the spinning plate inside a garbage disposal. When it happens, this little penny can stop the workings of a kitchen in an instant.
Think about the stuck penny for a minute. When one flicks the disposals switch, nothing happens. Not even a match for a fork attack or a torrent of water.
Large chunks of food sit idle. Decay. Inevitably, stench. Plus more problems.
Dishwashers are often connected to disposals as a primary or secondary crusher, so when the dishwasher starts to pump out its water, the sink starts to fill up. Fork and water attacks are followed by the plunger. Still, nothing works.
From this point on, you might say the kitchen surrenders control to a simple, out-of-place penny. If theres only one sink, one can’t clean dishes at all.
The residents time, once used for productive activity or relaxation, is now spent working around a dysfunctional sink.
Then come repairs. If the owner calls a plumber, he will pay for...