From plate to drain.
Watch the official cut-away animation, then scroll through each step below.
Four steps, every time you wash up.
- 1
Scrape
Scrape plates and prep scraps into the sink, with the cold tap running.
2Switch on
Switch BUDDY on. It sits under the sink, connected between the sink opening and your drain pipe.
3Grind
Swivel impellers on a spinning plate press scraps against the grind ring until they are fine particles.
4Flush
Water carries the particles out through your existing drain. Let the tap run a few seconds more, then switch off.
Whether a disposer suits a particular property depends on its plumbing and local requirements. We assess each site before installing.
“What about my children's fingers?”
It's the first thing Malaysian parents ask. Here's the inside of the grinding chamber, labelled.
123Blunt metal lugs that push food outwards. They are not knives and have no cutting edge.
A textured stainless ring around the wall. Food is pressed against it until it is fine enough to wash away.
Turns only while the unit is switched on. When it's off, nothing inside moves.
If something hard gets in
The motor cuts out when it jams. Clear it with the power off, then press the red reset button on the base of the unit.
Our house rule
Never put a hand into the sink opening. Use long tongs, with the power switched off at the wall.
What goes down, and what doesn't.
Down the sink
- Cooked rice & bread
- Noodles & pasta
- Vegetable scraps
- Fruit peels & cores
- Leftover lauk, small amounts
Into the bin instead
- Cooking oil & grease
- Large or hard bones
- Durian husk, coconut shell
- Corn husks, lemongrass
- Plastic, tissue, metal