diff --git a/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm b/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm
index fbcb983de5b..478e2fa6fd1 100644
--- a/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/recycling/disposal.dm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // Automatically recharges air (unless off), will flush when ready if pre-set
 // Can hold items and human size things, no other draggables
 // Toilets are a type of disposal bin for small objects only and work on magic. By magic, I mean torque rotation
-#define SEND_PRESSURE 700	//kPa. 7 bar - Based on existing pneumatic conveyor pressures.
+#define SEND_PRESSURE 500	//kPa.
 #define PRESSURE_TANK_VOLUME 70	//L - a 0.3 m diameter * 1 m long cylindrical tank. Happens to be the same volume as the regular oxygen tanks, so seems appropriate.
 #define PUMP_MAX_FLOW_RATE 200	//L/s - 8 m/s using a 15 cm by 15 cm inlet
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	var/flush_every_ticks = 30 //Every 30 ticks it will look whether it is ready to flush
 	var/flush_count = 0 //this var adds 1 once per tick. When it reaches flush_every_ticks it resets and tries to flush.
 	var/last_sound = 0
-	active_power_usage = 2200	//the pneumatic pump power. 3 HP ~ 2200W
+	active_power_usage = 3500	//the pneumatic pump power. 3 HP ~ 2200W
 	idle_power_usage = 100
 
 // create a new disposal