Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal

RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By Gary W. (Guest Post) (09/23/2008) First make sure you have the drain from the disposal going into a trap (U bend under the sink or under the floor) if not you will have nothing to stop the sewer smell if it is straight piped. Next try baking soda, gring a lemon usually helps also try grinding ice. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By chiquita (Guest Post) (04/29/2008) I have tried everything but nothing works. I live in a apartment so there's really little I can do about it besides the home remedies. I'm going to try everyone that is listed because the smell is unbearable. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By Jack (Guest Post) (12/29/2007) I had a drainage problem on my property so I had someone dig a French drain and lay a vapor barrier in the crawl space. One of the workers unwittingly bumped into the garbage disposal drain pipe, and for about three years everything coming out of the disposal went straight to the crawl space. It rotted, smelled awful, and I had to spend $8,000 to remedy the damage done underneath the house. It's worth checking out - that smell may be your house, not the disposal! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By (Guest Post) (11/29/2007) I had an awful smell coming from my garbage disposal. I thought somehow the septic tank was backing up into the kitchen plumbing. Nothing seemed to work until I stuck a dish scrub brush down the disposal to scrub and found that awful 'stuff' had indeed collected under the rubber gasket. I almost gagged the smell was so horrific, but after scrubbing the gasket and flushing with vinegar the smell has subsided. THANK YOU! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post by miriamne (5) | (09/17/2007) Contact All these suggestions are good news for cleaning the disposal unit. Many thanks for all. Wish I could find a way to print just a few.Miriam Null Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post by BABBIE (119) | (07/22/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact One of the problems is the garbage is thrown back up and it sticks around the sides and under the rubber gasket, the best thing is to take a small brush and scrub out the inside. not all rubber gaskets come off, ( be careful not to flip the mock in your face) and don't forget to run a lot of hot water in the opposite drain , food particles can backup in there and rot. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By Rosa (Guest Post) (07/04/2007) We recently bought a house that is ten years old. The disposal is probably as old as the house. I noticed that ODOR coming from it. I poured a box of baking soda down but still have the odor. Then something fell down the sink. I took a long handled spoon and reached in to try to retreive it. Well what I got out was a spoon with lots of black looking gunk on it. I couldn't believe how filthy this disposal was. I am going to try some of these ideas and if they don't work, out it goes. It doesn't look like it has ever been cleaned. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post by tthompson (120) | (06/11/2007) Contact I had the same problem today with my disposal. I tried the suggestion from Susan and poured baking soda and white vinegar down until it stopped fizzing then let water run down the disposal. this worked great! I have tried other ways before but this worked instantly. Thank you Susan! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By butter scotch (Guest Post) (04/13/2007) thank all of you for the help. I thought I was lost until I found this page. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post by Anonymous (161) | (01/13/2006) Blog! | Contact I also use baking soda and vinegar in my disposal. It works pretty well especially after grinding up onions and garlic leftovers. I read that you can mix up white vinegar with a little water, freeze it in an ice cube tray and once a week, toss a couple of cubes in the disposal. The ice sharpens the blades and of course the vinegar takes care of smells. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By Bob (Guest Post) (01/13/2006) Always good to know you're not alone. We live in a less-than-a-year old new condo, and have recently noticed that when we turn on the tap and flush water down the garbage disposal, an awful, musty, sewer-like oder rises up out of the disposal cavity. We're going to try all the remedies and hints on this page, and hope that something works. Otherwise, it's a call to the contractor or plumber and who knows what that will lead to. Thanks, everybody. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By beachers (Guest Post) (11/25/2005) I had the same smell. the plumber came out and went under the kitchen. he found the pipe had rotted away and every thing I was putting down the garbage disposal was sitting on the ground rotting, hence the awful smell not to mention the rats that feast on it. he replaced the pipe and cleaned up the mess poor guy, then he sprinkled a lot of lime powder on the ground to nutrilize the exisiting smell. problem solved thank god. i was sure to thank him Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post by Justanothercowgirl (28) | (11/25/2005) Contact We were having this problem with our bathroom drains, especially when we would drain the tub, this horrible smell would come out the sink drain and the overflow drain. We called it "the stench of death" it was so disgusting. We tried everything mentioned on here and then some!! I read on another forum that it could be from bacteria caught in the overflow drain and to pour hydrogen peroxide into all of the drains involved and let it sit and bubble. Problem solved!!! It worked like a charm for us, hope it works for you!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By Sweetfilter (Guest Post) (11/24/2005) Bior dissolving packets eliminate sewer odor ovedrnight. http://www.rodxpam.com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By shelby (Guest Post) (08/24/2005) I have tryed everything ,,but nothing seems to work.maybe i will just take out the garbage disposal. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By sarah_bellum (Guest Post) (10/27/2004) I have used the lemon and ice cube trick and when I am feeling lazy or in a hurry I stick one of my electrosol tabs in it and turn it on. This also seems to help!!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post by jeangnome46 (64) | (10/20/2004) Contact Lowe's or Home Depot sell a product especially for this problem. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By Amanda A. (Guest Post) (10/14/2004) Take a whole lemon and cut in half, take a cup of baking soda and pour into garbage diposal and add only 1/2 cup warm water to it, let sit for half an hour or more if smell is bad. Then turn disposal on and run hot water down disposal put in half lemon and wait til all chopped then add other half while still running hot water. That should take care of the smell. We use this method at my restaurant and it works wonders. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By Suze (Guest Post) (09/20/2004) HI I had some problems with that and found taking off the rubber ring in the drain and turning it over---there is a lot of goop in there and cleaning that. Also I tried putting several cups of icecubes in there and running the disposal worked well and last the bleach plus the icecubes did the trick at the end. I did try all of the other methods suggested but the ones I listed worked on my stinky disposal. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By Diana Sanchez (Guest Post) (09/20/2004) I grind up a whole lemon about once a week, and that really seems to help. I was having a lot of trouble with a "stinky garbage disposal." Hope this helps. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post by johnsonya (31) | (09/20/2004) Contact I meant to say disposal not dishwasher ! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post by johnsonya (31) | (09/20/2004) Contact I bought a toilet brush just for my dishwasher and use it whenever I notice a smell along with grinding lemons and oranges, I never seem to have too big a problem with odor Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By Pat (Guest Post) (09/17/2004) Hi, When my garbage disposal smells I use 1-2 chopped up lemons (after I have used the juice for cooking) and I let the cold water run until the lemons have disappeared. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post by ThriftyFun (3740) | (09/17/2004) Profile | Blog! | Contact Hi Carolyn, I'd try some baking soda (about 1/2 cup) and then pour white vinegar down it until it stops fizzing. Then run the disposal with the water running. There is probably something stuck in the pipes below or below the blades that is smelling. This should help clean it out. I do this periodically with mine and it keeps it clean. - Susan Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sewer Smell Coming from Garbage Disposal Post By Lee-Ann (Guest Post) (09/17/2004) Would pouring a bit of bleach down help? Report Spam or Abuse