coarse Garbage Disposal Problems and Solutions

Most kitchens you assume have the normal appliances like a stove and a fridge and cabinets and a sink. But one thing that seems so definite that you don't even check to see if it's there is a garbage disposal. You would have to be living in a very old house or apartment to find one without a garbage disposal, even then it's possible that the sink as been replaced or a garbage disposal added. As with most necessities, garbage disposals wish care and attention too. So here are a few points to be aware of about your garbage disposal.

Food
How can food be a problem? Garbage disposals are supposed to cut the food down so that it isn't a problem. That is true with most food. There are in effect few exceptions, together with egg shells, coffee grounds, potato and banana peels.

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Egg shells and coffee grounds can be put in the same class of problem. When you put either of these down the garbage disposal the wee pieces will stick to any bit of sludge that might be found in the pipe. You can see how this would rapidly form a clog in the pipes. It would add onto itself until there was no way for whatever to get through.

Potato peels aren't quite the same as egg shells or coffee grounds but can clog your pipes just as in effect and quickly. When you grind up potato peels you create this mashed potato-like, starchy paste that will make a nicely messy clog. Banana peels are like the potato peels, just add to stringy fiber goodness to the mess.

*Keep in mind that bones are not considered food and in no circumstance should be considered able to be taken care of by a garbage disposal.

Lack of Water
Before you turn on your garbage disposal make sure the water is running at a fairly good flow so nothing gets stuck on the spin cycle inside the disposal and wreak havoc. That should be easy sufficient if you run it after doing the dishes. Also, after you've run the disposal and turned it back off, keep the water running another 30 seconds or so to make sure it all is in effect flushed out.

When you don't have sufficient water flow straight through the garbage disposal the waste and mushed up food doesn't make it all the way straight through the pipes and out. Without sufficient water to shuffle it along, the food stops in the pipes and makes a wee home for itself. This can build up to the point where your pipes clog and you have a problem.

Metal
Metal silverware won't create a clog or get stuck in the pipes, in fact it would never get past the disposal. Generally, it is the metal silverware that disappears down into the disposal without you realizing it and you don't stop to check and just flip on the disposal. Then you hear that awful clanging sound and jump to turn it back off. While it won't clog, it causes other problems such as damaged spoons, dented garbage disposal parts, or mangled blades. This is an easy fix. All you have to do is check with another piece of silverware, not your hand, if there is whatever down there that shouldn't.

Safety
It may be surprising to see this among a list of coarse garbage disposal problems but it still made it on the list. There are two basic types of garbage disposals. One is called the continuous feed garbage disposal. Don't get this disposal if you have wee kids. It would so easy for a lot of dangerous things to happen. A continuous feed disposal doesn't wait to be turned on. Once whatever goes down the drain the abrasive turns on and grinds away; hands, toys, rings, silverware. Don't let your garbage disposal eat what you still want.

Another exciting problem to be noted is how often people use their hands to check if there is whatever in the disposal that isn't supposed to be. Don't use your hand! There are blades in there designed to cut things up small sufficient to make it straight through the pipe law without problems. That disposal won't know the divergence between food and your finger. It doesn't think, it only cuts and disposes.

Lastly, don't put any chemical drain cleaners down your kitchen sink. Not only will you damage the disposal but the chemicals won't do their job as well as they're supposed to, if at all, leaving you with a toxic mess.

coarse Garbage Disposal Problems and Solutions

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