Cleaning a Garbage Disposal
Judy from Riverside, CA
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RE: Cleaning a Garbage Disposal
No need to cut up an entire lemon, just put the used up lemon slices from your iced drink into the disposal! That would be 4-5 times a week at my house.
Post by KLJohn
RE: Cleaning a Garbage Disposal
Just cut up some lemons and put down the disposal. They clean and deodorize. ~Janette~
Post by ashleybunkin
RE: Cleaning a Garbage Disposal
i just did this. It's a helpful hint I read somewhere. I don't use hot water when doing dishes. No matter how hot it is, if your dishes are not being boiled for at least 5mins, it does no good to run the hot water & do your dishes with it. Hot water also melts that grease from food down your drain & pipes & it ends up clogging your pipes, then you end up calling the plumber. I had a plumber tell me, that I would be very bad for his livelihood. I use a good amount of dawn dish soap & some water softener, like calgon or white king D & soak, scrub & rinse well. Well, my disposer got really disgusting lately & I poured down about 1 cup of baking soda & poured, slowly, vinegar until the soda was almost down the drain & let it foam for a few minutes. Then run cold water for a few minutes. It worked really well & deodorized the drain & pipes.
Post By c thayer (Guest Post)
RE: Cleaning a Garbage Disposal
When I use my garbage disposal, after I shut the disposal off I always leave the water running for @ 30 seconds. This keeps it clean.
Post by PICO
RE: Cleaning a Garbage Disposal
Wow, lots of great information! I do 3 different things to keep my garbage disposal clean.
1) Make sure your disposal is off, take 1/2 cup of bleach and pour it into the disposal, this will kill off any bacteria that could be growing inside, now, if you feel that the bleach won't get into the areas properly, use an old rag, dip it into the bleach, then reach in and wash around the sides, etc. When finished pour the rest of the bleach into the drain.
2) Use ice to help keep the blades nice and sharp, you will find that by putting about a cup or so of ice into the disposal does a great job.
3) Last but not least to give it a refreshing smell and again to help the blades, cut up a lemon and toss it in, then run the disposal. It will be nice and aromatic, but also be clean. The acids from the lemon also help to kill off bacteria
Post by TxBluEyes
RE: Cleaning a Garbage Disposal
I only had a garbage disposal once, and I ground up lemons in it.
Post by Carol L.
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