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How To Clean Your Garbage Disposal

The garbage disposal is a very big necessity in your kitchen.

This small unit is a must for most people because of the amount of cleaning that they do. Nothing can be more frustrating than a pile full of dirty dishes and a non working garbage disposal! Yet, if you are like most people, you do not take good care of your garbage disposal. If you properly clean it and maintain it, you will be more likely to have it running for you for a long period of time.

To keep your garbage disposal working right and smelling good, follow these important steps.

Cleaning Steps:

• Make sure that you follow the direction provided with your garbage disposal when it comes to using and cleaning it. There is also likely to be information provided with it to help you to know what needs to be done to keep the garbage disposal working properly. Follow these directions.
• You will want to use your garbage disposal only with cold water. You do not want to melt the fats in the food going down as this will clog the pipes.
• Try your best not to overfill the sink with debris that should go in the trash can. You want the garbage disposal only to need to be used when it needs to be.
• Do not use any type of bleach, drain cleaners or chemicals of other types within your garbage disposal. It just does not help and can damage your unit.
• Be careful with what you put down there! You don’t want to have the unit smashing up hard bones and glass.
• Finally, always run water before, during and after the use of your disposal.

To clean your garbage disposal, make sure that you run hot soapy water through it on a daily basis. Keep large pieces of food and products out of it. Make sure to empty any type of drain or screen that it may have. Most importantly, if you use it, make sure to keep up on your maintenance of it.

To remove odors from your garbage disposal, you may want to consider some nice smelling things that you throw down it. For example, a cut up lemon or lime will help to get rid of odors. Of course, properly cleaning will help but sometimes you will need to purchase cleaners to use on it.

Make sure to check with the owners manual before using any type of harsh chemical on your garbage disposal. Also, make sure that nothing is left in it overnight or even longer. Sometimes you will not let it run long enough to get rid of the particles and there may be things lurking there.

Finally, you can keep your garbage disposal working well if you let it grind up a few ice cubes every once in a while. These ice cubes will help to sharpen the blades of the garbage disposal unit to keep them running right.

Oh No! My Garbage Disposal Is Not Working!

It happens to all of us. We are using our garbage disposal and counting on it. Yet, somehow it just stops working. This is a huge problem especially if you rely on it. But, it is also a problem because there is potential food products lodged in it. To repair your garbage disposal, you will want to do this.

• A whirling noise or a sudden stop in the work will cause the disposal to stop working. Turn it off for a few minutes. Then, press down on the reset button that most units have. Those that do not have one will do this automatically.
• If it is still not working, you can take a look at your disposal to determine if you can unclog it through the bottom of the unit. If this is not the case, you will want to try to dislodge whatever it is that is lodged in it.
• DO NOT put your hand into it or any type of sharp object.
• If you are still having problems with your garbage disposal, you should call on a professional to help you. You should never attempt to fix the unit unless you know what you are doing. Check the owner’s manual to determine if there is something more that you can do.

Proper Usage Of The Garbage Disposal

Are you using your garbage disposal the right way?

• Run the cold water before you use your garbage disposal.
• Turn it on, water running.
• Do not fill the disposal until it is running. Then, do so slowly, without shoving large items into it. Do not allow utensils to get into it. Never put your hands in the drain.
• When you hear that the drain is clear, let the cold water run for a few seconds and turn it off the disposal.
• Allow the water to run a few seconds longer after the unit is off.