Proper use of a Garbage Disposal

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.

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.